{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://meng.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/meng-statement-trump-administrations-additional-31-million-aid-nepal", "MENG STATEMENT ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION\u2019S ADDITIONAL $31 MILLION IN AID TO NEPAL AND TIBET", "2026-09-23", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Grace Meng", "M001188", "meng.house.gov", "meng", "https://meng.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration\u2019s decision to provide an additional $31 million in humanitarian assistance to Nepal and Tibet following the deadly flooding on August 26:\n\n\u201cAfter devastating floods struck Nepal and Tibet, the United States initially sent only one advisor and $500,000 in assistance. Trump Administration officials themselves acknowledged that the U.S. response was \u2018slow.\u2019\n\nAfter I pressed Administration officials during an Appropriations Committee hearing to increase aid and strengthen rescue support, the Administration is now delivering a total of $36 million in humanitarian assistance. While this remains far below what affected communities need, it is a significant improvement over the Administration\u2019s original response.\n\nAs families continue searching for loved ones and communities begin the difficult work of recovery, I will continue standing with Nepali and Tibetan communities in Queens and advocating for the robust assistance they need to rebuild.\u201d", 1, "2026-09-27T10:23:37Z", "2026-09-27T10:25:08Z"]], "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://meng.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/meng-statement-trump-administrations-additional-31-million-aid-nepal"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 97.42233483120799, "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"}