{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-votes-faa-extension-disaster-tax-provisions", "PEARCE VOTES FOR FAA EXTENSION, DISASTER TAX PROVISIONS", "2017-09-28", "2017", "2017-09", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "pearce.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. (September 28, 2017) Congressman Steve Pearce today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted and passed H.R. 3823, the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act, to provide disaster relief funding through tax provisions for people and families affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and to provide a 6-month extension for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):\n\u201cAs a pilot, I\u2019ve time and again seen how the flaws entwined in the management and operations at the FAA have hindered efficiency and effectiveness. Congress has been working diligently to reform processes so that the FAA has the resources to improve infrastructure and the air traffic control system. Today\u2019s bill extends the FAA\u2019s funding for 6-months to provide the necessary time to accomplish the goal of cutting government red tape to bring the FAA into the 21st Century. I will continue working with my colleagues in Congress and the aviation industry to support air safety regulations and transportation opportunities that provide millions of jobs to people in New Mexico and across the nation,\u201d stated Rep. Pearce.\nRep. Pearce continued to state, \u201ctoday\u2019s bill also helps the recovery efforts for communities recently devastated by Hurricanes that left people and families without their homes, cars, and other personal possessions. Many people are having to turn to their retirement funds as their only source of available money to replace and rebuild what they\u2019ve lost. Now is not the time for politics, but time for our nation to come together to help people and families get back on their feet as they go through this distressful time.\u201d\nH.R. 3823 extends the authorization of the FAA through March 31, 2018. It also provides emergency funding for people affected by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria through tax credits and deductions. Additionally, the 10% penalty for early distributions from retirement accounts is waived for people in these affected areas.\n###", 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://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-votes-faa-extension-disaster-tax-provisions"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.983234029263258, "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"}