{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://visclosky.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/visclosky-remarks-on-the-south-shore-expansion-deis-announcement", "Visclosky Remarks on the South Shore Expansion DEIS Announcement", "2016-12-16", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Peter Visclosky", "V000108", "visclosky.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2013\u00a0Below are Congressman Pete Visclosky\u2019s remarks on the announcement of the South Shore expansion Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), as prepared for delivery.\nI want to thank NICTD, the FTA, the Army Corps of Engineers, Governor Pence, members of the Indiana General Assembly, particularly our Northwest Indiana delegation, and the local communities who have supported this investment in the future of our region and who have made today\u2019s announcement possible.\u00a0\nIt is an important announcement and a key benchmark to expanding commuter rail in Northwest Indiana.\nHowever, there is more work to do.\u00a0\nThere remain four communities in Lake County that have yet to fully and financially commit to supporting this transformational investment.\nThere is more work to do.\nThere remains the request to the Federal Transit Administration for federal funds that must be prepared to our best ability, filed, and approved.\nThere is more work to do.\nThere are outstanding decisions and requests that must be made to support this expansion as a part of our efforts to establish a coordinated regional transportation system that includes the double tracking of the South Shore line from Gary to Michigan City and a robust bus network.\nI am proud to be here on a day that acknowledges our ability to make transformational investments when we collaborate and work together with the common purpose to create new jobs for current residents and future generations.\nBut there is more work to do.\u00a0 Not next week or next year or in the next few months.\u00a0 There is more work to do right now.\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://visclosky.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/visclosky-remarks-on-the-south-shore-expansion-deis-announcement"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4013438485562801, "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"}