{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://buck.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/buck-sessions-and-jones-make-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-reality-our", "Buck, Sessions, and Jones Make Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy a Reality for Our Veterans", "2017-12-12", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Ken Buck", "B001297", "buck.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "For Immediate Release\nContact:\u00a0Kyle Huwa, 202-225-4676\nWashington, D.C. - U.S. Congressmen Ken Buck (R-CO), Pete Sessions (R-TX), and Walter B.\u00a0Jones (R-NC) have diligently worked with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to urge them to offer Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) as a treatment option for our nation\u2019s veterans. Last month, the VA made an announcement that two Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities will partner with local providers to offer HBOT as a treatment option for Veterans with persistent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms resistant to standard options. In addition, the\u00a0VA and the Department of Defense are planning a multisite research study to examine more fully the use of HBOT for patients diagnosed with PTSD.\n\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0pleased\u00a0to see the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy as another option in treating the physical and mental injuries that so many veterans acquire while defending our freedom,\u201d\u00a0said Congressman Buck.\u00a0\u201cAfter talking to veterans and providers, I\u2019m convinced that America\u2019s heroes deserve HBOT therapy as an option in treating their injuries. I look forward to continuing our work with the VA and Congress to ensure that this important therapy is utilized to its full capacity.\u201d\n\u201cThousands of brave men and women in uniform are returning from duty with severe physical and mental injuries causing many to be unable to find a job and in many cases resulting in suicide,\u201d\u00a0said Congressman Sessions.\u00a0\u201cOur nation\u2019s veterans deserve our unwavering support and that is why I have been working with my colleagues for more than a decade to research, study, and better understand how hyperbaric oxygen therapy could help treat injuries. I am delighted with the VA\u2019s decision to offer this life saving treatment to our nation\u2019s heroes and I look forward to continuing to work with them on this important issue.\u201d\n\u201cAmerica\u2019s courageous veterans deserve our full help and support when healing from PTSD or a TBI. That is why for years, my colleagues and I have worked with the VA and DoD to find further treatments to help those men and women on the road to recovery,\u201d\u00a0saidCongressman Jones.\u00a0\u201cIt gives me great joy to announce that two VA facilities will now offer HBOT treatment to our heroes suffering from those invisible injuries. I want to thank Secretary David Shulkin for his leadership on this pilot program and my colleagues for their persistent support of HBOT research and treatment.\u201d\u00a0\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": ["https://buck.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/buck-sessions-and-jones-make-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-reality-our"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4674090780317783, "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"}