{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ciscomani.house.gov/media/press-releases/video-ciscomani-honors-veterans-servicemembers-highlights-veteran-focused", "VIDEO: Ciscomani Honors Veterans & Servicemembers, Highlights Veteran-Focused Accomplishments", "2023-11-10", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Juan Ciscomani", "C001133", "ciscomani.house.gov", "ciscomani", "https://ciscomani.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "TUCSON, AZ \u2013 Ahead of the Veterans Day holiday, U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), a member of the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, is highlighting the veteran-focused bills and other efforts he has spearheaded over the last 11 months in Congress.\n\n\u201cOur veterans embody the very best of America, willing to sacrifice life and limb so that we can enjoy the freedoms and values we cherish,\u201d said Ciscomani. \u201cWith over 70,000 veterans calling our district home, I have a solemn duty to fight for those who served, and it is not a responsibility I take lightly. While we will never be able to repay our veterans and their families for all they have sacrificed, I\u2019m proud of the work my team has done \u2013 and will continue to do \u2013 to provide for our veterans.\u201d\n\nImage\n\nClick HERE to watch Rep. Ciscomani\u2019s Veterans Day remarks.\n\nIn his first year in Congress, Ciscomani has introduced five bipartisan, veteran-focused bills:\n\nH.R. 1378, the Veterans\u2019 Appeals Backlog Improvement Act, which focuses on reducing wait times for veterans seeking disability claims.\n\nH.R. 1378 passed the House on September 20, 2023, as a piece of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 1530).\n\nH.R. 1669, the VET-TEC Authorization Act of 2023, which extends a popular program within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that covers costs for veterans seeking job training in high-tech industries.\n\nThis bill passed the House on May 24, 2023.\n\nH.R. 5470, the Veteran Medical Exams for Distant Areas (VET MEDS) Act, which extends a provision allowing VA-certified providers to conduct disability exams across state lines.\n\nThis provision was signed into law as a part of a larger Senate package on October 6, 2023.\n\nH.R. 5702, the Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act, which increases housing stipends for student veterans attending classes online.\n\nH.R. 5938, the Veteran Exam Expansion Act, which expands the pool of providers eligible to cross state lines when conducting disability exams for veterans.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "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://ciscomani.house.gov/media/press-releases/video-ciscomani-honors-veterans-servicemembers-highlights-veteran-focused"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8364170789718628, "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"}