{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/following-schatz-mcmahon-agreement-education-department-officially-begins-process-to-extend-federal-funding-for-native-hawaiian-education-program-46-million-set-to-continue-flowing-for-hawaii-kids", "Following Schatz-McMahon Agreement, Education Department Officially Begins Process To Extend Federal Funding For Native Hawaiian Education Program, $46 Million Set To Continue Flowing For Hawai\u2018i Kids", "2026-06-04", "2026", "2026-06", "Democrat", "Senate", "HI", "Brian Schatz", "S001194", "www.schatz.senate.gov", "schatz", "https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Following an agreement between U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai\u2018i) and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon last month on the senator\u2019s request to avoid cuts to the Native Hawaiian Education Program, the department today officially began the process to extend the $46 million in federal funding for another year.\n\n\u201cThis is good news for Hawai\u2018i. This money helps thousands of young kids develop learning skills and gives local families more affordable child care options,\u201d said Senator Schatz, vice chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to Secretary McMahon for working with us to protect this funding and will continue working every day to make sure Hawai\u2018i gets its fair share of federal dollars.\u201d\n\nThe extension will keep the Native Hawaiian Education Program fully funded for current grant recipients for at least another year, which guarantees $46 million in federal funding secured by Schatz in Congress will continue to flow to the more than 60 early childhood education sites across Hawai\u2018i and sustain other critical education programs, including home visiting for children under 5, workforce development for parents, and Hawaiian language immersion programs. The federally funded programs serve more than 3,000 Hawai\u2018i families.\n\nThe Education Department\u2019s proposed funding extension is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-24T06:25:30Z", "2026-06-24T06:26:49Z"]], "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.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/following-schatz-mcmahon-agreement-education-department-officially-begins-process-to-extend-federal-funding-for-native-hawaiian-education-program-46-million-set-to-continue-flowing-for-hawaii-kids"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4832941815257072, "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"}