{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-releases/van-hollen-cardin-announce-12-million-for-airport-infrastructure-projects-on-the-eastern-shore", "Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $1.2 Million for Airport Infrastructure Projects on the Eastern Shore", "2024-09-03", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "MD", "Chris Van Hollen", "V000128", "www.vanhollen.senate.gov", "vanhollen", "https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) announced $1,269,403 in federal funding for infrastructure and expansion projects at the Salisbury Regional Airport, Easton Airport, and Cambridge-Dorchester Regional Airport. The funding, provided through the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP), will increase the airports\u2019 capacities to meet operational needs and safety standards.\n\n\u201cEastern Shore airports play a crucial role in supporting the region\u2019s economy and ensuring people and cargo get where they need to go. We fought for these investments to provide local airports with the infrastructure they need to continue to serve Maryland\u2019s businesses, residents, and visitors safely and efficiently,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\nThe federal grants have been awarded as follows:\n\n$1,000,000 to Salisbury Regional Airport to extend the airport\u2019s existing runway by an additional 1,200 feet to accommodate aircraft with greater passenger capacity;\n\n$150,000 to Easton Airport to extend Runway 22\u2019s safety area to 1,000 feet; and\n\n$119,403 to Cambridge-Dorchester Regional Airport to acquire more land for airport operations.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "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.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-releases/van-hollen-cardin-announce-12-million-for-airport-infrastructure-projects-on-the-eastern-shore"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9546421933919191, "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"}