{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://delauro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/courtney-larson-and-delauro-issue-joint-statement-f-35-discussions", "Courtney, Larson, and DeLauro Issue Joint Statement on F-35 Discussions", "2016-12-23", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "Rosa DeLauro", "D000216", "delauro.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "HARTFORD, CT \u2014 U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02), John Larson (CT-01) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued a joint statement today responding to recent comments by President-Elect Donald Trump regarding the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.\n\n\u201cAny suggestion that there is a substitute for the F-35 is total non-starter. This is a program that has been vetted ad nauseum by the Pentagon, the Congress, and independent experts. There is simply no aircraft in production today that can compare with the F-35\u2019s advanced avionics, networked capabilities and integrated stealth.\n\n\u201cMany years of hard work by industry and our military leaders have gotten this program on track and on a path of declining costs. Rather than waste time and money interrupting our nation\u2019s upgrade to a 5th generation fighter, it\u2019s time to work together to find more savings and efficiencies for the American taxpayer.\u201d\n\nCourtney is the Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee. Larson is a co-chair of the bipartisan F-35 Caucus. DeLauro is a member of the House Appropriations Committee.\n\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://delauro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/courtney-larson-and-delauro-issue-joint-statement-f-35-discussions"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5425928868353367, "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"}