{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://hultgren.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/hultgren-supports-long-term-highway-bill", "Hultgren Supports Long-Term Highway Bill", "2015-11-05", "2015", "2015-11", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Randy Hultgren", "H001059", "hultgren.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC  U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren (IL-14) today supported House passage (363-64) of H.R. 3763, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, a long-term bill which reauthorizes federal surface transportation programs for six years. The last time a highway bill lasting longer than two years made it to the president's desk was 2005. For a full summary of the bills benefits to Illinois and the nation, please visit: https://transportation.house.gov/strr-act.\nSince my time on the Transportation Committee in the House, I have fought hard to find long-term solutions that provide certainty for Illinois state and local governments planning for infrastructure improvements. Over the past months, I have sought the input and expertise of 14th District transportation officials and communities who know first-hand their infrastructure needs. I have fought hard for their interests to be included in the final bill, including ensuring equity among Chicago, the suburbs and downstate Illinois. I am pleased Chairman Shuster has agreed to work on ensuring this equity as the bill heads to conference with the Senate, said Rep. Hultgren. As I have urged House leadership previously, I believe we must avoid short-term funding bills and prevent never-ending fiscal crises from stopping our important work of overseeing how tax dollars are spent. I look forward to moving the final bill to the presidents desk and continuing the trend toward long-term fiscal planning in all areas of government.\nRep. Hultgren has received input from a variety of transportation officials and communities throughout the 14th District:\n###", 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://hultgren.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/hultgren-supports-long-term-highway-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8153640665113926, "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"}