{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-kaine-announce-1-million-grant-to-improve-water-quality-in-wise-county", "Warner, Kaine Announce $1 Million Grant To Improve Water Quality In Wise County", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Tim Kaine", "K000384", "www.kaine.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Warner, Kaine Announce $1 Million Grant To Improve Water Quality In Wise County\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, December 5, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced today that Virginia has received a $1 million grant from the Department of Agriculture to improve water quality in Wise County. The $1 million grant, combined with a $276,000 loan, will help fund a public sewer system in the communities of Osaka and Roda, which have faced public health issues and environmental concerns due to direct sewage discharge into streams. The project will serve 73 households in Wise County.\r\n\u201cExpanding access to clean, reliable public water supplies has been a priority of mine since I served as Governor, when we extended access to more than 70,000 Virginians while also making record investments in Virginia\u2019s Water Quality Improvement Fund,\u201d Sen. Warner said. \u201cThis is a welcome and significant step to promote public health and support improved water quality in Wise County.\u201d\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s critical for\u00a0public\u00a0health\u00a0and quality of life\u00a0that\u00a0every Virginia community\u00a0can depend on reliable water and wastewater infrastructure,\u201d said Kaine. \"I am pleased with this major new investment\u00a0in Southwest Virginia,\u00a0and I am committed to supporting these essential\u00a0infrastructure\u00a0needs even in tight budgetary times, particularly in rural communities.\"", 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.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-kaine-announce-1-million-grant-to-improve-water-quality-in-wise-county"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7905610837042332, "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"}