{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2515", "Congressman Baird Statement on Passage of FY26 NDAA", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "James R. Baird", "B001307", "baird.house.gov", "baird", "https://baird.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA):\n\n\u201cI was proud to vote for the NDAA to enact President Trump\u2019s successful peace through strength agenda by codifying 15 of President Trump\u2019s executive orders to eliminate woke priorities, strengthen our national defense, and deter our adversaries. The NDAA also prioritizes biotechnology development and ensures our brave men and women in uniform have access to the most innovative technologies. As a combat veteran, I supported this bill to strengthen our national defense capabilities, support our military families, restore deterrence, and ensure our military is the greatest fighting force the world has ever seen.\u201d\n\nAdditional Background on the FY2026 NDAA:\n\nProvides enlisted servicemembers with a 4% pay raise.\n\nExpands our counter-drone defenses and new technologies.\n\nCodifies 15 of President Trump\u2019s Executive Orders.\n\nAdvances the Golden Dome and enhances America\u2019s nuclear deterrent and new nuclear power technologies.\n\nProtects America\u2019s long-term investments and economic interests.\n\nFully supports the deployment of National Guard and active-duty troops at the southwest border to intercept illegal aliens and drugs.\n\nStrengthens our defense industrial base and supply chains.\n\nAccelerates the development and delivery of space capabilities to counter Chinese and Russian nuclear arsenals and space surveillance.\n\nStreamlines operations by eliminating $20 billion in obsolete weapons, inefficient programs, and Pentagon bureaucracy.\n\nEliminates Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs that discourage military readiness.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2515"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6726229805499315, "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"}