{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/st-louis-port-authority-awarded-nearly-100k-for-cargo-ship-planning-with-mccaskill-support", "St. Louis Port Authority Awarded Nearly $100k for Cargo Ship Planning with McCaskill Support", "2016-11-01", "2016", "2016-11", "Democrat", "House", "MO", "Claire McCaskill", "M001170", "www.mccaskill.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "St. Louis Port Authority Awarded Nearly $100k for Cargo Ship Planning with McCaskill Support \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Department of Transportation awards $96,000 in funding for planning of containerized shipping along Mississippi River \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTuesday, November 1, 2016\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON \u2013 The City of St. Louis Port Authority has been awarded a nearly $100k grant to develop containerized shipping along the Mississippi River\u2014a project supported by U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill\u2014as part of a $4.85 million Department of Transportation investment in Marine Highways.\r\n\u201cMissouri\u2019s economy thrives when our producers are able to get their products to market around the country and the world, and we\u2019ve got to give them the tools to get there,\u201d said McCaskill, a member of the Senate Commerce Committee. \u201cThat\u2019s why this grant is great news for our state\u2014enabling us to unlock one of our most valuable highways of commerce, our rivers, and helping create jobs and boosting our economy by transporting goods more efficiently.\u201d\r\nTransportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced $4.85 million in grants to six Marine Highway projects along the waterways of 17 states and the District of Columbia, as part of the Maritime Administration\u2019s Marine Highway Program. McCaskill leant her support to the project, the goal of which is to expand the use of the country\u2019s navigable waterways to relieve landside congestion, reduce air emissions, and generate other public benefits by increasing the efficiency of the surface transportation system.\r\nMcCaskill supported the Water Resources Reform Development Act, which would authorize the Army Corps of Engineers to study and construct water projects to maintain navigable channels, and reduce flood and storm damage. The legislation addresses a range of funding issues for water projects by establishing a new pilot loan program to fund flood and water supply projects, addresses harbor maintenance and issues surrounding lock and dam projects on the inland waterways, and increases funding for levee and dam safety programs.\r\nVisit mccaskill.senate.gov/jobs to learn more about McCaskill\u2019s fight to boost job opportunities for Missouri.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 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.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/st-louis-port-authority-awarded-nearly-100k-for-cargo-ship-planning-with-mccaskill-support"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5841489657759666, "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"}