{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221053224/http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sen-brown-applauds-return-of-94-ohio-national-guard-men-and-women-from-afghanistan", "Sen. Brown Applauds Return of 94 Ohio National Guard Men and Women from Afghanistan", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "837th Engineer Company to be Welcomed Home Today During Ceremony at Lorain High School; Brown Represented by His Deputy State Director\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMonday, December 16, 2013\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a senior member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, applauded the return of 94 Ohio National Guard men and women from Afghanistan. The soldiers from the 837th Engineer Company will be honored during a welcome home ceremony at Lorain High School today.\n\u201cThese brave men and women of the Ohio National Guard helped make our country safer and the world a better place to live,\u201d Brown said. \u201cWe owe each of them our gratitude and I wish them the best of luck in their return to home and their families.\u201d\nAfter completing specialized training at Fort Bliss, Texas, the Company deployed to Afghanistan where its mission was to support Operation Enduring Freedom conducting mobility support and route clearance operations, among other assignments.\nBrown is the only Ohio Senator to serve a full term on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and is Co-Chair of the Senate Air Force Caucus. Last month, Brown announced that several key pieces of legislation he originally sponsored have passed the Committee. Elements of Brown\u2019s State Veterans Home Homelessness Act and Veterans Services Outreach Act were incorporated into the Veterans Health Care Eligibility and Enhancement Act of 2013, which was passed by the Committee. The combined package also extends the enrollment time window for healthcare benefits for active duty, Reserve, and Guard servicemembers from five to 10 years following deployment.\nBrown was unable to attend today\u2019s ceremony due to votes in the Senate, but was represented by his Deputy State Director, Beth Thames.\n###", 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://web.archive.org/web/20140221053224/http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/sen-brown-applauds-return-of-94-ohio-national-guard-men-and-women-from-afghanistan"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7714612185955048, "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"}