{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=58FDAE89-1C00-43C0-870F-CFC39C745725", "Boozman Honored by Wounded Warrior Project as Legislator of the Year", "2023-09-18", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "John Boozman", "B001236", "www.boozman.senate.gov", "boozman", "https://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) honored U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) with its 2023 Legislator of the Year award in recognition of his steadfast commitment to America\u2019s veterans and championing legislation to improve their benefits and services.\n\n\u201cSenator Boozman has always been there, ready to meet with veterans and address their most pressing needs,\u201d said Jose Ramos, vice president of government and community relations for WWP. \u201cHe is an outstanding champion of wounded warriors and the entire veteran community, and we\u2019re so honored to be able to recognize him with our Legislator of the Year award for 2023.\u201d\n\n\u201cWounded Warrior Project has been a tireless advocate for veterans and their families, and it has been an honor to work together to strengthen benefits and services these heroes earned. I\u2019m proud of what we\u2019ve been able to accomplish. I look forward to continuing our productive collaboration to ensure our nation fulfills the promise made to those who have worn America\u2019s uniform,\u201d Boozman said.\n\nIn addition to recognizing Boozman\u2019s advocacy for passing legislation enhancing breast cancer screenings for at-risk former servicemembers, making it easier for veterans with service-related conditions to receive the clothing allowance benefit they earned as well as enhancing support for survivors of military sexual trauma, WWP applauded the senator\u2019s leadership in successfully delivering landmark legislation expanding care and benefits for toxic-exposed veterans and their families to the president\u2019s desk.\n\n\u201cThe PACT Act has been one of WWP\u2019s key legislative priorities for years, and the bill faced significant hurdles in the Senate,\u201d Ramos said. \u201cSenator Boozman was with the veteran community every step of the way, and he deserves so much credit for the bill being signed into law.\u201d\n\nWWP CEO Mike Linnington and Jose Ramos, Vice President of Government and Community Relations, presented Sen. Boozman with the Legislator of the Year award Thursday, September 14.\n\nAs a senior member of the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee responsible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) funding, Boozman has been a leader in delivering additional resources to support the needs of veterans and their families.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:35:26Z"]], "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://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=58FDAE89-1C00-43C0-870F-CFC39C745725"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7955629155039787, "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"}