{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sinema.house.gov/latest-news/sinema-salmon-demand-answers-on-appointment-of-new-phoenix-va-director/", "Sinema, Salmon Demand Answers on Appointment of New Phoenix VA Director", "2016-09-30", "2016", "2016-09", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Kyrsten Sinema", "S001191", "sinema.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "PHOENIX \u2014 Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09) and Congressman Matt Salmon (AZ-05) today sent a letter to President Obama calling for a reassessment of Ms. Rima Ann Nelson\u2019s appointment as permanent Director of the Phoenix VA.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cVeterans in Phoenix deserve the best possible director to lead and fix the Phoenix VA Medical Center,\u201d said Congresswoman Sinema. \u201cCongressman Salmon and I sent this letter because, despite recent progress,\u00a0too many\u00a0Arizona veterans\u00a0have lost faith in the Phoenix VA. The new director must take immediate steps to rebuild trust with the veterans community. Our veterans deserve answers, and we\u2019ll keep fighting until we get them.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u201cWhen I first heard of the VA\u2019s latest appointment in Phoenix, I immediately felt it must be some sort of a cruel joke.\u00a0 After working with the Phoenix veteran community for years, I know they deserve better,\u201d said Congressman Salmon. \u201cI\u2019m glad to be joined by Congresswoman Sinema in writing this letter to the President in the hopes that we can secure for Arizona\u2019s veterans the care they deserve and not import the problems faced by other VA hospitals.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tRead the full letter here.", 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://sinema.house.gov/latest-news/sinema-salmon-demand-answers-on-appointment-of-new-phoenix-va-director/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5596079174429178, "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"}