{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-merkley-port-of-portland-earns-277-million-federal-award", "Wyden, Merkley: Port of Portland Earns $2.77 Million Federal Award", "2024-10-29", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "OR", "Ron Wyden", "W000779", "www.wyden.senate.gov", "wyden", "https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "U.S. EPA invests in Port of Portland through its Clean Ports Program\n\nWashington D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $2.77 million toward the Port of Portland\u2019s work to decarbonize as well as improve natural disaster resilience.\n\n\u201cThe Port of Portland plays an integral role in many Oregonians\u2019 travel plans, and also a crucial element for small Oregon businesses who depend on the Port to ship their Oregon-grown goods around the world,\u201d Wyden said. \u201cEnsuring the Port of Portland has the long-term tools it needs to build a strong, resilient port Oregonians can depend on today and into the future is vital for our economy and quality of life.\u201d\u201cPorts are a crucial part of keeping the economies of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest flowing as they move goods throughout our region and export our amazing Oregon products around the world,\u201d said Merkley. \u201cThis federal funding will provide crucial support to the Port of Portland\u2019s plans to cut down on pollution and transition to zero-emission operations, a big win in our fight against climate chaos.\u201d\n\nThanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, the funding is through the U.S. EPA\u2019s Clean Ports Program: Climate and Air Quality Planning Competition for the Port of Portland\u2019s Clean Ports Energy Future Roadmap.", 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-port-of-portland-earns-277-million-federal-award"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.159771043807268, "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"}