{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://babin.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7892", "Babin Fights to Protect Veterans\u2019 Benefits Under Attack by Biden", "2021-11-09", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Brian Babin", "B001291", "babin.house.gov", "babin", "https://babin.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement on his new bill, the Our Veterans Earned It Act (H.R. 5892). He introduced this bill to ensure no service member loses their VA benefits for choosing not to get the COVID-19 vaccine.\n\n\u201cI will not stand by and watch while Biden steals from our veterans what they\u2019ve bravely earned,\u201d said Babin. \u201cMy bill will stop this president\u2019s disgusting and totalitarian overreach in its tracks. Our service members didn\u2019t fight to protect our freedom just to have their own freedom taken away.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am astounded that the Biden Administration is even entertaining the idea of denying benefits to members of the military who served honorably but decide not to get vaccinated,\u201d said Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05). \u201cThis is a shocking betrayal. Joe Biden\u2019s callous attempts to punitively strong-arm our men and women in uniform must be stopped.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe men and women of our U.S. military, those who protect and defend their fellow countrymen, are being threatened into government submission through an unconstitutional vaccine mandate,\u201d said Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17). \u201cThe President wants to relabel and punish these honorable service members and strip them of the benefits they've earned. Patriots and I will not tolerate this treatment of our active military and veterans. I support Congressman Babin\u2019s efforts to look after those who\u2019ve selflessly served our great nation.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"]], "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://babin.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7892"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1946029737591743, "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"}