{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-demands-answers-va-secretary-regarding-staff-shortages", "Congressman Biggs Demands Answers from VA Secretary Regarding Staff Shortages in Arizona", "2022-06-07", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Andy Biggs sent a letter along with Congressmen Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough seeking information regarding staff shortages at VA facilities in Arizona.\n\n\u201cOur nation has promised care for our veterans and the VA is failing to deliver that promise,\u201d said Congressman Andy Biggs.\n\n\u201cThroughout the greater Phoenix area, there are dozens of vacancies for mental health providers and primary care providers. It\u2019s unacceptable.\n\n\u201cSecretary McDonough must provide more clarity about this situation and the steps he and the Department will take to ensure veterans receive the care and services they rightfully deserve.\u201d\n\nThe full letter may be read here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:39:01Z"]], "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://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-demands-answers-va-secretary-regarding-staff-shortages"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.58942979760468, "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"}