{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sablan.house.gov/press-release/honolulu-va-regional-office-expedite-claims-veterans-affected-super-typhoon-yutu", "Honolulu VA Regional Office to expedite claims of veterans affected by Super Typhoon Yutu", "2018-11-04", "2018", "2018-11", "Democrat", "House", "MP", "Gregorio Sablan", "S001177", "sablan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "The Honolulu VA Regional Office (VARO) informed me that pending claims filed by veterans in the Northern Marianas affected by Typhoon Yutu will receive expedited processing and that Appeals actions with the Honolulu VARO are being prioritized. Additionally, the office has requested the Pension Maintenance Center which has jurisdiction for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) claims to expedite pending pension cases.\nA VA Benefits Counselor will be at the Saipan VA Clinic located at MH-II Bldg, Suite 206, Marina Heights Business Park in Garapan beginning Monday, November 5, to Thursday, November 8, to answer benefits questions veterans and assist with the claims process.\nMy sincerest thanks and appreciation to Honolulu VARO Director Gooden and her staff for their efforts to help our veterans through this difficult time.", 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/press-release/honolulu-va-regional-office-expedite-claims-veterans-affected-super-typhoon-yutu"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7116659544408321, "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"}