{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-call-on-federal-transit-administration-to-fund-the-rochester-genesee-regional-transportation-authority-", "SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND CALL ON FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION TO FUND THE ROCHESTER-GENESEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY", "2021-12-10", "2021", "2021-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Charles E. Schumer", "S000148", "www.schumer.senate.gov", "schumer", "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wrote to the Federal Transit Administration in support of the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority\u2019s (RGRTA) application for funding from the Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program. The requested funding would be used to build a facility to house administrative operations and operational staff facilities for the RGRTA, which provides transportation to tens of thousands of residents in the greater Rochester metro area and operates a paratransit service for disabled individuals. RGRTA\u2019s current facilities are over four decades old and beyond their usable lifespan.\n\n\u201cTransportation is what connects our communities and keeps the wheels of the local economy rolling, but in Rochester the aging RGRTA facility is putting the brakes on continued development. That\u2019s why I am urging the Federal Transit Administration to greenlight funding for the construction of a new bus garage for the RGRTA\u2019s paratransit bus service,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThis new facility would allow RGRTA to increase accessibility to paratransit customers and ensure RGRTA continues to operate reliably as an economic engine for the region.\u201d\n\n\u201cRGRTA provides an invaluable service to the Rochester community,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cHowever, its current facilities are in dire need of an upgrade. I urge the Federal Transit Administration to give RGRTA\u2019s application for federal funding the full attention it deserves so that it can continue to provide reliable transit service to those who depend on it.\u201d\n\nSenator Schumer and Senator Gillibrand recently fought to include over $5.5 billion in funding for the FTA\u2019s Bus and Bus Facilities program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to fund local transit systems.\n\nRead the full text of the letter here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-call-on-federal-transit-administration-to-fund-the-rochester-genesee-regional-transportation-authority-"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6005849465727806, "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"}