{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://issa.house.gov/news-room/press-releases/rep-issa-applauds-passage-california-wildfire-aid-and-disaster-relief", "Rep. Issa Applauds Passage of California Wildfire Aid and Disaster Relief", "2017-12-21", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Darrell Issa", "I000056", "issa.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Press Releases           \r\n                    \r\n                                    \r\n          \r\n        \r\n        \r\n            \n    \r\n\r\n    \r\n  \r\n    \n  \n  \n    \n      \n  \n      \n  \n  \n     Rep. Issa Applauds Passage of California Wildfire Aid and Disaster Relief  \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n      \n  \n  \n      \n  \n  \n\n  \n      \n  \n  \n    \n\t \n\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Vista) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives approved $81 billion in disaster relief, including aid for the victims of the wildfires in California this year.\n\t\t\n\t\tIm pleased that those in San Diego County affected by the recent Lilac Fire, and throughout California, will receive the help they need so that they can begin the process of restoring their lives and rebuilding all that was lost,said Congressman Darrell Issa.The package approved today comes at just the right time and will provide much-needed resources to help our area recover. I thank Congressman Calvert for his leadership in getting this funding quickly approved and encourage its swift signing into law. I remain committed to ensuring everyone impacted gets the assistance they need as they recover from the destruction these fires have brought to our community.\n\t\t\n\t\tEarlier this month, Congressman Issajoined all 53 membersof the California House delegation to write asking the appropriations committee to include relief for victims of Californias wildfires in emergency disaster legislation andwroteto Members of the Conference Committee on the tax reform bill, urging its members torestore the deduction for wildfire lossesto the final bill.\n\t\t\n\t\t###", 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://issa.house.gov/news-room/press-releases/rep-issa-applauds-passage-california-wildfire-aid-and-disaster-relief"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7188310157507658, "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"}