{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-merkley-announce-13-million-in-federal-funds-for-bend-park-and-recreation-district", "Wyden, Merkley Announce $1.3 Million in Federal Funds for Bend Park and Recreation District", "2024-09-18", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "OR", "Ron Wyden", "W000779", "www.wyden.senate.gov", "wyden", "https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington D.C.\u2014 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.33 million for the Bend Park and Recreation District to renovate Sawyer Park and improve access for outdoor recreation close to home.\n\n\u201cBeing good stewards of our breathtaking outdoors is essential to our identities as Oregonians,\u201d Wyden said. \u201cI congratulate Bend Park and Recreation District for winning this competitive federal award, and look forward to seeing the improvements to Sawyer Park that will allow more residents and visitors to access this treasure in Central Oregon.\u201d\n\n\u201cOregon\u2019s public parks and lands are a huge part of what make our state great, and ensuring these resources are safe, up-to-date, and accessible is important to all Oregonians\u2019 quality of life,\u201d said Merkley, who funds the National Park Service as Chair of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee. \u201cThis federal investment to help the Bend Park and Recreation District renovate Sawyer Park will help keep the public park beautiful and accessible well into the future.\u201d\n\nThe federal investment is through the National Park Service\u2019s Land and Water Conservation Fund, and will be used to facilitate a number of improvements to Sawyer Park including:\n\nRelocating and expanding the existing parking lot closer to the park entrance,\n\nAdding a permanent restroom and shelter,\n\nEnhancing and expanding trails and picnic facilities,\n\nPlanting new native vegetation.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:46:43Z"]], "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.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-merkley-announce-13-million-in-federal-funds-for-bend-park-and-recreation-district"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4772529248148203, "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"}