{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-hawaii-to-receive-more-than-5-million-to-provide-high-speed-internet-access-to-more-people-across-the-state", "Schatz: Hawai\u2018i To Receive More Than $5 Million To Provide High-Speed Internet Access To More People Across The State", "2022-11-30", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "HI", "Brian Schatz", "S001194", "www.schatz.senate.gov", "schatz", "https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai\u2018i) today announced that Hawai\u2018i will receive $5.6 million in new federal funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce to expand high-speed internet access in unserved and underserved communities.\n\n\u201cEveryone in Hawai\u2018i should have access to high-speed internet,\u201d said Senator Schatz, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. \u201cThis funding will allow us to expand broadband infrastructure across the state, and help make sure families and small businesses can get affordable, dependable broadband service.\u201d\n\nThe funding comes from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which expands high-speed internet though planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption programs. The first phase of the BEAD Program will support a dedicated broadband office, employee training, technical assistance, and outreach for the program to encourage community engagement, determine eligibility, and ensure successful implementation.\n\nThe BEAD Program was created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, legislation signed into law by President Biden last November that will bring at least $2.8 billion to Hawai\u2018i for infrastructure improvements.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"]], "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/schatz-hawaii-to-receive-more-than-5-million-to-provide-high-speed-internet-access-to-more-people-across-the-state"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9776951521635056, "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"}