{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cole.house.gov/media/press-releases/cole-garcia-carter-calvert-valadao-bost-veterans-affairs-supplemental-bill", "Cole, Garcia, Carter, Calvert, Valadao, Bost Veterans Affairs Supplemental Bill Passes the House", "2024-09-18", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Tom Cole", "C001053", "cole.house.gov", "cole", "https://cole.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Olivia Porcaro 202-225-6165\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Earlier this month, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27), Congressman John Carter (TX-31), Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41), Congressman David Valadao (CA-22), and Congressman Mike Bost (IL-12) released the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act to ensure veteran benefits remain uninterrupted, as well as hold the Biden-Harris Administration accountable for its egregious budgeting errors. Today, after this legislation passed through the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Cole released the following statement:\n\n\u201cGeneration after generation, America continually stands as a beacon of freedom because of those who serve. In return, we owe those heroes a simple promise: they\u2019ll be taken care of when they return home,\u201d said Congressman Cole. \u201cYet, the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s reckless mismanagement of the VA\u2019s budget has threatened the resources relied on by former service members and marked one of the largest financial discrepancies in recent history. This incompetence will not be tolerated, as our veterans should never be without the benefits they have earned. I am proud to have released and voted for this legislation with my colleagues to ensure veteran benefits remain secure and enact much needed oversight to guarantee full accountability and transparency.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "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://cole.house.gov/media/press-releases/cole-garcia-carter-calvert-valadao-bost-veterans-affairs-supplemental-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9276319071650505, "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"}