{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcmorris.house.gov/gop-leaders-push-for-strong-national-defense/", "GOP Leaders Push for Strong National Defense", "2015-10-21", "2015", "2015-10", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Cathy McMorris Rodgers", "M001159", "mcmorris.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Caring for our troops and their families is the cornerstone of military readiness.\n\nClick to Play  \nRepublican Leadership Press Conference:  \nOctober 21, 2015\nParticipants:  \nSpeaker John Boehner (R-OH)  \nMajority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)  \nMajority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA)  \nConference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)  \nVice Conference Chair Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)  \nChairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX)\nChair McMorris Rodgers, Remarks As Prepared For Delivery:\n  \nThis week the House and Senate sent our Defense Authorization bill to the Presidents desk.\nIt is bipartisan. We do this every year to fund our military.\nThis legislation is essential to providing a strong national defense that keeps us safe, equips those serving in harms way, and supports their families here at home.\nFor the men and women at Fairchild Air Force Base in Eastern Washington and at other bases around the world, our priority should be to give our service members and their families the equipment and resources they need.\nAs a co-chair of the Military Families Caucus, I hear story after story of families struggling to pay the bills at the end of the month and juggling the demands of being a single parent while their spouse is serving elsewhere.\nWhen someone joins the military, its not just a job  its a family commitment to our country. They all serve and make sacrifices for our country, and they have earned our support.\nMilitary families rely on programs in the National Defense Authorization Act. It includes a pay raise for our military, funding for commissaries, flights for family to visit deployed service members, and access to urgent care.\nCaring for our troops and their families is the cornerstone of military readiness. Our troops need to be focused on their mission, we should not make them worry about whats happening to their families back at home.\nWe have an obligation  and the Commander-in-Chief has an obligation  to ensure military and defense remain our top priorities.", 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://mcmorris.house.gov/gop-leaders-push-for-strong-national-defense/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8256006985902786, "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"}