{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-announces-nearly-4-million-in-new-federal-funding-to-upgrade-vermonts-amtrak-fleet/", "Welch Announces\u00a0Nearly $4\u00a0Million\u00a0in\u00a0New\u00a0Federal Funding to Upgrade Vermont\u2019s Amtrak Fleet", "2026-08-14", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "Senate", "VT", "Peter Welch", "W000800", "www.welch.senate.gov", "welch", "https://www.welch.senate.gov/category/press-release/page/", "scraper", "BURLINGTON, VT \u2013 U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced the delivery of $3.95 million in new federal funding, administered by the Department of Transportation (DOT), to upgrade Amtrak\u2019s intercity passenger rail operations in Vermont. This funding will help the Northwest Regional Planning Commission replace and enhance Amtrak\u2019s Vermonter Corridor East Alburgh Bridge to increase service frequency, create positive economic and employment benefits, and improve service reliability across the state. Vermont is also part of a multi-state $2 billion federal grant to Amtrak to upgrade its train fleet.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to have played a role in helping secure this $4 million federal investment to advance the next the generation of passenger rail travel in the Champlain Valley. Upgrading infrastructure that\u2019s at the end of its service life will not only provide an economic boost and create good-paying jobs, but increase service reliability\u2014it\u2019s a win-win,\u201d said Senator Welch. \u201cI\u2019ll continue working to secure more federal investments in our state\u2019s railway infrastructure to keep Vermont\u2019s passenger rail service on track.\u201d\n\nLearn more about Senator Welch\u2019s work by visiting his website or by following him on social media.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-15T05:23:20Z", "2026-08-15T05:24:50Z"]], "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.welch.senate.gov/welch-announces-nearly-4-million-in-new-federal-funding-to-upgrade-vermonts-amtrak-fleet/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.5994189996272326, "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"}