{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=10805", "Carter prevents closure of Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center", "2022-12-23", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Earl L. \"Buddy\" Carter", "C001103", "buddycarter.house.gov", "buddycarter", "https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Rep. Earl L. \u201cBuddy\u201d Carter (R-GA) successfully blocked any military funds from being used to close the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) in the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which President Biden signed into law today.\n\nThis landmark provision comes after months of advocacy from Rep. Carter, as well as a bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers, who disagreed with the Biden administration\u2019s decision to close a heavily utilized CRTC, which just hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a $25 million, taxpayer-funded airplane hangar.\n\n\u201cThe best defense the United States has against international attacks on democracy is a strong, combat-ready military,\u201d said Rep. Carter. \u201cWith China eyeing Taiwan and Russia bearing down on Ukraine, now is the time to invest in our combat readiness, not rein it in. As a strong supporter of the First District\u2019s military community, and veterans nationwide, I am proud to preserve this world-class facility so that everyone who is selfless enough to answer the call to service has the best training and resources America can offer.\u201d\n\nIn Rep. Carter\u2019s May 2022 letter with Senator Warnock (D-GA) and a bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers, the Members wrote: \u201cThe Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center is the most heavily utilized, unique, and cost efficient training facility in the Air Force. It offers unparalleled opportunities for peer-to-peer air combat training, regional training conferences, classified engagements, and support for regional operations.\u201d\n\nRead Rep. Carter\u2019s op-ed on the importance of the CRTC here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=10805"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1223239600658417, "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"}