{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bergman.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=998", "Bergman Supports Defense Bill, Major Wins for Michigan's First District", "2022-07-15", "2022", "2022-07", "Republican", "House", "MI", "Jack Bergman", "B001301", "bergman.house.gov", "bergman", "https://bergman.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "Washington - Today, Rep. Jack Bergman issued the following statement after voting in support of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).\n\n\u201cProviding for our national defense is a constitutional duty of Congress. I'm proud of the work the House Armed Services Committee did to put forth a truly bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act. This legislation provides a pay raise for our servicemembers, reverses President Biden\u2019s dangerous proposed defense cuts, and will ensure we are prepared for tomorrow\u2019s fight.\u201d\n\nThe FY23 NDAA:\n\nReverses Biden's proposed cuts that would harm our security, missile defense, military construction and procurement;\n\nProvides a 4.6% pay raise for our servicemembers;\n\nIncludes $23M for Operation Northern Strike;\n\nIncludes provisions to help counter impacts of inflation on low-income military families;\n\nInvests in research, development, and procurement of capabilities to deter adversaries;\n\nIncludes provisions to counter adversaries like Russia, China, and Iran;\n\nProhibits the sale of products manufactured, assembled in or imported from China in US military base exchanges or commissaries;\n\nProhibits a dishonorable discharge for servicemembers who refuse a COVID-19 vaccination;\n\nRequires regular DOD Inspector General reviews of assistance provided to Ukraine;\n\nExpresses the sense of Congress that the crisis at our Southern border is a national security threat; and\n\nCreates incentives for servicemembers to report waste and fraud.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:49:02Z"]], "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://bergman.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=998"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3943598605692387, "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"}