{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=48024283-79A6-4658-9F6D-F8F6A755F91A", "Heitkamp Announces Federal Funding for Road Infrastructure Improvements", "2017-11-17", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "ND", "Heidi Heitkamp", "H001069", "www.heitkamp.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp announced three federal grants totaling over $226,000 to support the reconstruction of transportation infrastructure that was damaged due to natural disasters.\r\n\u201cIf we want to get anywhere in North Dakota, it usually means we\u2019re driving there,\u201d said Heitkamp. \u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s so important that our roads, highways, and bridges are repaired and safe to travel on. These federal funds will help to support the rebuilding of roads and other transportation infrastructure damaged on federal lands due to rain and snow.\u201d\r\nThese federal funds are distributed as follows:\r\n \r\nNorth Dakota Department of Transportation: $100,000 in federal funding to help rebuild washout roads, bridges, culverts, and embankments in the Sheyenne and James River Basin that were damaged due to heavy rains.\r\n \r\n \r\nNorth Dakota Department of Transportation: $100,000 in federal funding to support various road sites in Divide County that were damaged due to heavy rain fall.\r\n \r\n \r\nNational Park Service, McKinzie & Billings Counties: $26,474 in federal funds to help rebuild damaged federal land transportation facilities.\r\n \r\nThese federal funds are made available through the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration\u2019s Emergency Relief Program. This program helps to provide additional federal funds to support the reconstruction of transportation infrastructure, like roads and bridges, on federal lands that were damaged as a result of a natural disaster.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=48024283-79A6-4658-9F6D-F8F6A755F91A"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4255358837544918, "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"}