{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=402383", "Griffith Applauds USDA Award of $740,000 for Public Service Vehicles in Ninth District Communities", "2020-10-28", "2020", "2020-10", "Republican", "Senate", "VA", "Morgan Griffith", "G000568", "morgangriffith.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Griffith Applauds USDA Award of $740,000 for Public Service Vehicles in Ninth District Communities \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Wednesday,\r\n      October 28, 2020\r\n    \r\n     | \r\n    Kelly Lungren\r\n    (202-225-3861)\r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development today announced $740,000 in loans and grants to communities in Virginia's Ninth Congressional District for public service vehicles. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:\r\nPurchasing and equipping modern vehicles for public services can place a strain on budgets in rural communities. Today's awards of $740,000 to the City of Norton and the Town of Clintwood from USDA Rural Development will assist in critical fire and sanitation services, services upon which rural residents rely.\r\nRecipients include:\r\nTown of Clintwood, which will receive a $90,000 loan and $50,000 grant to purchase a sanitation vehicle;\r\nCity of Norton, which will receive a $600,000 loan to purchase a fire truck.\r\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://morgangriffith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=402383"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9025041945278645, "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"}