{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/veteran-tracy-riley-join-congressman-carter-state-union-address-guest", "Veteran Tracy Riley to Join Congressman Carter as State of the Union Address Guest", "2024-03-06", "2024", "2024-03", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-L.A.) will be joined by U.S. Army Major Tracy Riley (Ret.) as his guest to President Biden\u2019s State of the Union Address to Congress tomorrow, Thursday, March 7.\n\nMajor Riley joined the U.S. Army Reserve as a junior in high school. At the age of eighteen, a college freshman, she was called to active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm. After serving a one-year tour of duty, Major Riley immediately re-enrolled at Meridian Community College and earned an associate degree. Later, she enrolled at Dillard University to major in Business Management with an emphasis in Marketing. While a student at Dillard, she served as a cadet in the Army Reserve. Major Riley also served during two tours of duty for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Today, she volunteers with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3121 serving veterans throughout Louisiana.\n\n\u201cMy greatest responsibility and moral duty as an elected official is to support the men and women who have served our nation in uniform. As the husband of a U.S. Army Brigadier General, I know our veterans make the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms. I am honored to invite Major Tracy Riley as my guest to the State of the Union to hear directly from President Biden about Democrat\u2019s commitment to veterans and their families,\u201d said Rep. Carter. \u201cMajor Riley is an active member of her community and volunteer with VFW Post 3121, helping Louisiana\u2019s veterans get the care and support they need. I am delighted to have her as my guest.\u201d\n\n\u201cI\u2019m humbled to have been invited to the State of the Union as a guest of Congressman Troy Carter. Like countless veterans in Louisiana, I still carry scars from my service and depend on federal resources to provide me with vital health care. I look forward to hearing directly from President Biden about his dedication to veterans and our families,\u201d said Major Tracy Riley.\n\nPost 3121 in Gretna, Louisiana is the largest VFW post on the west bank in the New Orleans area. The VFW offers a wide range of assistance programs aimed at helping combat veterans of every generation, including submitting VA claim, offering scholarships for post-secondary education, and providing emergency financial relief.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"]], "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://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/veteran-tracy-riley-join-congressman-carter-state-union-address-guest"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8584760837256908, "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"}