{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcsally.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/us-rep-mcsally-s-office-expedites-blanket-delivery-tucson", "U.S. Rep. McSallys Office Expedites Blanket Delivery to Tucson", "2016-12-16", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Martha McSally", "M001197", "mcsally.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "TUCSON \u2013 With temperatures falling and a widespread freeze expected Sunday, the Office of U.S. Representative Martha McSally has taken action to expedite the delivery of blankets to Tucson. The 10,000 blankets are being delivered through the Homeless Blanket Program, a congressionally funded program administered by the Department of Defense. The blankets were originally not scheduled to arrive in Tucson until middle to late January.\n\u201cAs freezing temperatures become more frequent, we want to make sure our community is as prepared as possible to help those in need,\u201d said Rep. McSally. \u201cAfter hearing about reports of delayed blankets from Councilmember Fimbres\u2019 office, I directed my staff to look into the situation and see what could be done. I\u2019m very pleased to say the blankets requested by the Salvation Army of Southern Arizona will be delivered before the New Year, not in January as originally planned. I also want to recognize the tremendous response from our community and the efforts of so many individuals to donate blankets in the near-term. Southern Arizonans proved once again there\u2019s no community more caring and willing to step up and help than ours.\u201d\n\u201cThis shows when our community has challenges, Tucson comes together, doesn\u2019t scapegoat or place blame. We roll up our sleeves and solve them,\u201d Tucson Councilmember Richard Fimbres said.\u00a0\u201cI want to thank Congresswoman McSally for her swift action in getting our allotment of blankets back on track. I also want to thank members of our community, who stepped up to donate blankets and help our most vulnerable and most needy citizens. The timing of this couldn\u2019t be better since we received reports of upcoming cold weather changes.\u201d\n\u201cWe are happy to report that 10,000 disaster blankets requested from the Department of Defense for The Salvation Army Hospitality House will be arriving December 27th,\u201d said Salvation Army Tucson Area Coordinator Major George Rocheleau. \u201cWhen word went out on local TV stations that we had a shortage of blankets, the community responded. The Salvation Army would like to thank Congresswoman McSally for her leadership to get this delivery expedited and everyone in the community for their unselfish response in ensuring that anyone in need of a warm blanket is provided with one. Thank you for Caring and Sharing.\u201d\n\u201cOur organization that serves homeless people is very appreciative of Congresswoman McSally stepping up, pushing the right buttons, and getting this moving so we can get blankets delivered sooner,\u201d said Art Gage, Co-chair of Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness. \u201cIt\u2019s been great to see a lot of different organizations coming together and dealing with this immediate problem to get it fixed.\u201d", 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://mcsally.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/us-rep-mcsally-s-office-expedites-blanket-delivery-tucson"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.524126622825861, "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"}