{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/heinrich-leger-fernandez-highlight-over-22-million-to-build-a-new-terminal-at-clovis-regional-airport-participate-in-terminal-groundbreaking-ceremony", "Heinrich, Leger Fern\u00e1ndez Highlight Over $22 Million to Build a New Terminal at Clovis Regional Airport, Participate in Terminal Groundbreaking Ceremony", "2024-10-29", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NM", "Martin Heinrich", "H001046", "www.heinrich.senate.gov", "heinrich", "https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "PHOTOS/VIDEOS\n\nCLOVIS, N.M. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fern\u00e1ndez (D-N.M.) participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction on a new 21,000 square foot terminal at Clovis Regional Airport (CVN). The new terminal at Clovis Regional Airport is fully funded by a $15.7 million grant and a $3.5 million grant from the Infrastructure Law \u2014 legislation passed by Democrats in the N.M. Congressional Delegation \u2014 and a Heinrich-led $3.5 million Congressionally Directed Spending award that is advancing in the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill that passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee in July.\n\nThese three investments, totaling $22,700,000, are making it possible for Clovis to complete the new terminal.\n\nThe terminal at Clovis Regional Airport will better connect the community, improve travelers\u2019 experiences, create high-quality jobs, and grow local economies across New Mexico.\n\nU.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction on a new terminal at Clovis Regional Airport (CVN), October 29, 2024.\n\n\u201cWhen we invest in New Mexico\u2019s airports, we invest in the people who rely on these facilities to do business in our state, create jobs, and contribute to our economy,\u201d said Heinrich. \u201cI am proud to have secured funding from the Infrastructure Law to fully construct Clovis Regional Airport\u2019s new terminal and I will keep fighting to secure more investments to improve airports all across New Mexico \u2014 improving travelers\u2019 experiences, creating high quality jobs New Mexicans can build their families around, and driving our state\u2019s economic growth for the future.\u201d\n\n\u201cThanks to our work on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this $22 million investment will create good jobs, connect families across the region, and drive economic vitality for communities across eastern New Mexico,\" said Leger Fern\u00e1ndez. \u201cToday\u2019s groundbreaking at the Clovis Regional Airport gets us closer to connecting eastern New Mexico to new economic opportunities and supporting the region\u2019s growth. This new terminal isn\u2019t just about creating a strong foundation for the future of Clovis \u2014 it\u2019s about creating a strong foundation for the future of eastern New Mexico. I also want to thank Senator Heinrich for his leadership as he champions rural projects like this one in the Senate Appropriations Committee.\u201d\n\nU.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fern\u00e1ndez (D-N.M.) participate in a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction on a new terminal at Clovis Regional Airport (CVN), October 29, 2024.\n\nThe Infrastructure Law is delivering billions of dollars in historic infrastructure investments to New Mexico.\n\nThe Infrastructure Law is set to invest $4.3 billion in formula funding alone for at least 337 vital projects in New Mexico. Some of the projects and priorities that have already received federal funding from the Infrastructure Law include:\n\n$1.8 billion for New Mexico\u2019s roads and bridges.\n\n$379 million over five years, based on formula funding, for New Mexico\u2019s public transit. To date, New Mexico has been allocated $147.2 million to improve public transportation options across the state in Fiscal Year 2022.\n\n$710 million for clean drinking water in New Mexico.\n\n$362.3 million for infrastructure resilience, including $23.4 million through the Army Corps of Engineers for flood mitigation in New Mexico.\n\n$160 million, the first installment of funding from the Infrastructure Law, to support the completion of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System pipeline in Eastern New Mexico.\n\nHeinrich and Luj\u00e1n participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the next portion of the Eastern N.M. Rural Water System in August.\n\n$3 billion across Indian Country to help Tribes deploy broadband infrastructure.\n\n$52.4 million for capping orphaned oil and gas wells and reclaiming abandoned mine lands and $20.7 million has been allocated to cleaning up Superfund and Brownfield sites across New Mexico.\n\n$38 million over five years, based on formula funding, to support the expansion of an EV charging network in the state.\n\n$74.9 million for clean energy, energy efficiency, and power in New Mexico.\n\n$50 million for airports across New Mexico.\n\n$33 million for clean and low emission buses in New Mexico.\n\nThe Infrastructure Law is also helping 173,000 New Mexico households save on broadband. For eligibility on internet programs, visit GetInternet.gov.\n\nFor more information, click here to see a map of funding and announced projects in New Mexico through the Infrastructure Law.\n\nFind a fact sheet of the investments New Mexico has received through the Infrastructure Law here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/heinrich-leger-fernandez-highlight-over-22-million-to-build-a-new-terminal-at-clovis-regional-airport-participate-in-terminal-groundbreaking-ceremony"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.657756045460701, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}