{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://palazzo.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398875", "Palazzo Statement on Passage of Defense Bill", "2016-06-17", "2016", "2016-06", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Steven Palazzo", "P000601", "palazzo.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Palazzo Statement on Passage of Defense Bill \r\n   \r\n    \r\n       \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        Washington,DC,\r\n        June 17, 2016\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n      \u00a0Washington, DC \u2013 Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4)\u00a0released the following statement regarding House passage of the 2017 Defense Appropriations bill:\r\n\u00a0\u201cOnce again, the House has done its work and passed a bill that fully funds our military. And once again, House Democrats turned their backs on our men and women in uniform by voting against this legislation. This marks the third time in a little over a month that they have put their liberal agenda in front of our\u00a0troops and veterans, and\u00a0I\u2019m tired of these political games.\u00a0\r\n\u00a0The common defense of our nation is our number one constitutional responsibility in Congress and should not be held up by partisan gridlock. I was proud to support this year\u2019s defense funding bill, and I hope the Senate will quickly follow suit and send this legislation to the President in short order.\u201d\r\n\u00a0The FY2017 Defense Appropriations Bill provides a total of $517 billion in base defense spending and an additional $59 billion in overseas contingency operations (OCO) funding. It includes an additional $3 billion to prevent end strength cuts as well as a 2.1% pay increase for the military. \u00a0It also\u00a0contains essential funding for gulf coast shipyards, continued investment in unmanned aerial systems, and investments in aerospace critical to our men and women in uniform.This bill also continues to provide sound federal investment to support our military assets in South Mississippi.\u00a0 Overall Mississippi\u2019s 4th Congressional District employs more than 20,000 military and DOD civilian personnel with an annual economic impact of over $1.6 billion.\u00a0\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 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://palazzo.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398875"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 4.403725964948535, "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"}