{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-applauds-passage-fy24-ndaa", "WESTERMAN APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF FY24 NDAA", "2023-07-14", "2023", "2023-07", "Republican", "House", "AR", "Bruce Westerman", "W000821", "westerman.house.gov", "westerman", "https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024.\n\nCongressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement:\n\n\u201cThis year\u2019s NDAA delivered on many Republican priorities, bolsters our national defense programs, and saves taxpayer dollars \u2013 all while remaining within the Fiscal Responsibility Act\u2019s FY 24 defense discretionary spending level. While it took a lot of late nights and conversations across the aisle to get to this point, it\u2019s a win for democracy. This NDAA includes key provisions that focus on capitalizing on innovation to increase lethality of the Joint Force, strengthening capabilities to counter the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s increased military aggression, adequately equipping our warfighters to complete their missions, and ensuring vigorous oversight of taxpayer dollars at the Pentagon. This NDAA will ensure the U.S. remains a global defense leader and supports those in the Natural State who work in national defense industries. For that, I was proud to vote in favor.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe National Defense Authorization Act authorizes the procurement for CH-53 and CH-47 helicopters whose parts are manufactured in Magnolia and Hot Springs, bolsters the modernization of our Nuclear Triad, adds additional F-35s, and facilitates manufacturing of guided multiple launch rocket systems (GMLRS), which all have a production footprint in Camden, AR. This year\u2019s NDAA funnels key investments to the Fourth District and supports hundreds of jobs through investment in missile systems, aircraft, and explosive ordinances that all proudly have manufacturing or assembly done in Arkansas' Fourth District.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:18:03Z"]], "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://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-applauds-passage-fy24-ndaa"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7505660653114319, "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"}