{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-merkley-announce-37-million-in-federal-funds-for-oregon-to-replace-unsafe-drinking-water-infrastructure", "Wyden, Merkley Announce $37 Million in Federal Funds for Oregon to Replace Unsafe Drinking Water Infrastructure", "2024-10-14", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "OR", "Ron Wyden", "W000779", "www.wyden.senate.gov", "wyden", "https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington D.C.\u2014U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $37 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace lead and copper water pipes across Oregon that have been known to cause serious health issues.\n\n\u201cThe science is clear - there is no safe level of lead in drinking water,\u201d Wyden said. \u201cI am very grateful to see more than $37 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law ensure that Oregonians always have access to clean drinking water in our schools, homes, and places of work. This funding proves that investing in infrastructure means investing in the health and wellbeing of Oregonians for generations to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cOregonians in every corner of the state should be able to turn on their tap without fear of lead contamination in their drinking water,\u201d Merkley said.\u201cThese federal funds will allow for the replacement of lead pipes around the state and improve our water infrastructure systems\u2014a top concern I hear about in the town halls I hold in every county in Oregon. I\u2019ll continue to do all I can ensure every community in Oregon and across the U.S. has reliable access to safe, clean drinking water.\u201d\n\nThe federal investment is through the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, and is intended to help replace all lead water pipes from Oregon's water supply within the next 10 years.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:55:29Z"]], "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-37-million-in-federal-funds-for-oregon-to-replace-unsafe-drinking-water-infrastructure"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5224330127239227, "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"}