{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140309100622/http://rothfus.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=637", "Rothfus Working to Protect Military Retiree Benefits", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Keith Rothfus", "R000598", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 Congressman Keith Rothfus [PA-12] released the following statement after co-sponsoring solutions to address the cut in cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for military retirees that were included in the Murray-Ryan budget agreement:\n\n\t\u201cThe Murray-Ryan budget agreement is nowhere near perfect,\u201d said Rothfus.\u00a0 \u201cAlthough I support replacing across the board sequester cuts with permanent reforms to mandatory spending, I am opposed to cuts to COLAs for military retirees and surviving spouses.\n\n\t\u201cAfter consulting with local military retirees in Western Pennsylvania and my colleagues in Congress about possible solutions, I co-sponsored two proposals to correct this situation.\u00a0 Congress should remedy this issue as soon as possible.\u201d\n\n\tCongressman Rothfus is working with Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick [PA-08] on H.R. 3788, legislation that would repeal the budget agreement\u2019s COLA changes entirely and offset the cost with common-sense reforms to the tax code.\u00a0 He is also working with House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller [FL-01] on H.R. 3789, legislation that would specifically exempt disabled military retirees and surviving spouses from these changes.\n\n\tCongressman Rothfus is an original co-sponsor on both of these proposals.", 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/20140309100622/http://rothfus.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=637"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3838689774274826, "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"}