{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sablan.house.gov/mail-delays-threaten-vets%E2%80%99-health", "Mail delays threaten vets health", "2020-08-24", "2020", "2020-08", "Democrat", "House", "MP", "Gregorio Sablan", "S001177", "sablan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Mail delays threaten vets' health                                           \n              Aug 23, 2020      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n            \n    \n  \n    \n    \n    I signed on to a second letter Postmaster General Louis DeJoy this time highlighting the harm recent mail delays are having on veterans, who receive prescription medications by mail. This is particularly a problem for veterans in remote and rural areas, such as the Marianas. The Department of Veterans Affairs fills approximately 80 percent of prescriptions by mail, approximately half a million prescriptions every day. The VA will not process a refill until 7-10 days before a veteran's current supply is scheduled to run out and new Postal Service policies and procedures are forcing veterans to wait up to three weeks or longer to receive life-saving medications. It is also reported that medications are sitting at post offices for days prior to delivery, potentially impacting the effectiveness and safety of these drugs. The Postal Service must address the delays immediately to reduce the risk to veterans' health.", 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://sablan.house.gov/mail-delays-threaten-vets%E2%80%99-health"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9048767387866974, "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"}