{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcmorris.house.gov/mcmorris-rodgers-bill-faster-care-veterans-act-signed-law/", "McMorris Rodgers\u2019 Bill, Faster Care For Veterans Act, Signed into Law", "2016-12-16", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Cathy McMorris Rodgers", "M001159", "mcmorris.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. (December 16, 2016)\u2013 Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), issued the below statement after the President signed into law the Faster Care for Veterans Act.\n\n\u201cToday is a victory for our veterans and a big step toward bringing the VA into the 21st Century and back to being focused on its sole mission \u2013 serving veterans,\u201d said Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05). \u201cI\u2019m grateful for my colleagues\u2019 support of this legislation, and I look forward to seeing the very real impact it will have on giving our veterans easier access to the care they\u2019ve earned.\u201d\n\nNOTE: Rep. McMorris Rodgers recently spoke at a House Republican Leadership press conference about the Faster Care for Veterans Act. Click here to view her remarks, and click here to watch her speech on the House floor. Earlier this year, she penned a Washington Post op-ed outlining her vision for a modern VA system.", 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/mcmorris-rodgers-bill-faster-care-veterans-act-signed-law/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5782532282173634, "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"}