{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://rutherford.house.gov/media/press-releases/rutherford-statement-fy26-ndaa-house-passage", "Rutherford Statement on FY26 NDAA House Passage", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "John H. Rutherford", "R000609", "rutherford.house.gov", "rutherford", "https://rutherford.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on the House passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):\n\n\u201cAs our country faces growing threats worldwide, it is important that we ensure the men and women who defend our nation in uniform have the resources they need to fulfill their mission at home and abroad. That is why I was proud to vote YES to pass this year\u2019s defense bill to improve our servicemembers\u2019 quality of life, bolster our military readiness, strengthen recruitment and retention of our armed forces, and deliver for our military families.\n\n\u201cThis year\u2019s defense bill furthers my commitment to supporting our troops and keeping America safe by:\n\nProviding a 3.8% military pay raise for all servicemembers\n\nInvesting and improving military housing infrastructure to improve living conditions for our servicemembers and their families\n\nCodifying President Trump\u2019s Executive Orders like the Golden Dome program\n\nFully funding the deployment of National Guard and active-duty troops in support of Border Patrol activities at the southwest border\n\nReforming military construction to increase efficiency and reduce costs\n\nEliminating Biden administration-era DEI programs\n\nAuthorizing the procurement of four E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes\n\n\u201cAdditionally, this bill includes support for vital construction projects at Northeast Florida military installations that will improve readiness and servicemember quality of life. If we want to keep America safe, we must provide for our military and their families. I was proud to vote in favor of this year\u2019s NDAA and look forward to seeing it signed into law.\"", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:31:39Z"]], "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://rutherford.house.gov/media/press-releases/rutherford-statement-fy26-ndaa-house-passage"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8482220582664013, "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"}