{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://rothfus.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rothfus-statement-house-passage-defense-funding-bill", "Rothfus Statement on House Passage of Defense Funding Bill", "2016-12-02", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Keith Rothfus", "R000598", "rothfus.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 Congressman Keith [PA-12] released the following statement after the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (S. 2943):\n\u201cWe live in an age of unprecedented threats to our homeland as well as to our allies, especially Israel,\u201d\u00a0said Congressman Rothfus. \u201cOur military must be ready and capable of dealing with threats from China, North Korea, Iran, and other hostile regimes as well as non-state actors. In these uncertain and dangerous times, we must be prepared to face nuclear threats, cyber attacks, terrorism, or any type of military challenge. This legislation ensures that our military can begin to rebuild its strength and will have the resources necessary to support ongoing operations around the globe.\u201d\nHe continued, \u201cThis legislation also provides for continued funding for Israel\u2019s missile defense requirements. Israel is undoubtedly a crucial ally in the Middle East and their security is essential to stability in that region.\u201d\nThe NDAA supports $619 billion for national defense. In addition to matching the President\u2019s original budget request of $610 billion, the NDAA also authorizes the $5.8 billion supplemental request for operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Europe and a further $3.2 billion for Readiness Stabilization Funding, to stop the drawdown of the military, which is fueling the readiness crisis.\n-30-", 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://rothfus.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rothfus-statement-house-passage-defense-funding-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.361628994345665, "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"}