{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-statement-sc-dot-commission-approval-local-projects", "Clyburn Statement on SC DOT Commission Approval of Local Projects", "2016-08-18", "2016", "2016-08", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(Columbia, SC)\u00a0- Congressman Jim Clyburn released the following statement on the South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission\u2019s vote on repurposing federal funds for local highway projects:\n\u201cI support the S.C. Department of Transportation Commission\u2019s action today to re-purpose certain federal highway funds to make critical investments in communities in the 6th Congressional District. \u00a0Today\u2019s action will create jobs, improve infrastructure, enhance public safety and contribute to essential community development and revitalization.\u00a0\nMany of the communities that will benefit from this action have suffered decades of neglect. I was proud to work with local elected officials and community leaders to repurpose \u00a0these funds for projects they have championed for decades and are prepared to meet the 20% match requirement. \u00a0Consequently, these projects - which meet the legal requirement of being within a 50-mile radius of the original site - \u00a0will not cost South Carolina taxpayers any additional funds or take away any state resources from other highway projects.\u201d\nList of projects receiving these re-purposed federal funds:\nManning Ave./N. Main Corridor Revitalization (Sumter) - $11,491,338 \u2013 Requested by City of Sumter\nRussell Street/Magnolia Street Revitalization (Orangeburg) - $6,500,000 \u2013 Requested by Orangeburg County\nS. Main Street (Columbia) \u2013 $3,027,789 \u2013 Requested by the University of South Carolina\nZan Street (Orangeburg) - $500,000 \u2013 Partnership between SCDOT, City of Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, and the Lower Savannah Council of Governments\nToday\u2019s action by the Commission is in accordance with Public Law 114-13, the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2016.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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": ["http://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-statement-sc-dot-commission-approval-local-projects"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6909379735589027, "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"}