{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-chairman-calverts-historic-defense-appropriations-bill", "House Passes Chairman Calvert\u2019s Historic Defense Appropriations Bill", "2023-09-28", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Ken Calvert", "C000059", "calvert.house.gov", "calvert", "https://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (CA-41) applauded the passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Appropriations bill by the House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cThe House of Representatives just passed a historic defense appropriations bill that addresses America\u2019s national security challenges,\u201d said Chairman Calvert. \u201cThe bill advances my priorities as Chairman to ensure America\u2019s military superiority over the People\u2019s Republic of China and by creating a culture of innovation within the Defense Department. It also addresses the deadly fentanyl crisis by making the largest investment on record for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. I am also proud to include a pay raise for all troops and an average pay increase of 30% for junior enlisted servicemembers. I look forward to bringing this bill to conference negotiations with the Senate, and advocating for the House priorities that refocus our military on deterrence and readiness.\u201d\n\nA summary of the FY24 Defense Appropriations bill can be found here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "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://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-chairman-calverts-historic-defense-appropriations-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8205771446228027, "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"}