{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.carper.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=ca4e1fd5-ee9c-4f09-8758-f4cb64935a94", "Carper Statement on House Passage of Measure to Protect the Delaware Air National Guard", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Thomas Carper", "C000174", "www.carper.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement\u00a0after the U.S. House of Representatives approved\u00a0language that allows the\u00a0Delaware Air National\u00a0Guard and Reserve\u2019s C-130s to be modernized to be compliant with the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s (FAA) requirements\u00a0in the bipartisan\u00a0National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).\r\n\u201cI\u2019m very pleased that the House has passed legislation that will put the Delaware Air National Guard on\u00a0a\u00a0path\u00a0toward the\u00a0modernization of C-130 aircrafts in\u00a0a\u00a0more cost-effective and efficient way. While no legislation is perfect, this agreement reflects years of hard work and bipartisan compromise that will allow the Air Force to upgrade its badly outdated fleet while saving taxpayer dollars. Just as important, it will allow the Delaware Air National Guard to continue its critical flying mission. In an era of shrinking budgets, we need to figure out how to do more with less without sacrificing results. This compromise does just that. I thank the leaders of the Armed Services Committee for including this language in the National Defense Authorization Act and I look forward to working with my Senate colleagues to pass this critical bill.\u201d\r\nThe Guard\u2019s fleet of more than 180 C-130H aircraft will require avionics upgrades in order to comply with FAA mandates by 2020. The language included in the NDAA will give the Air Force the option to modernize the planes cost effectively, instead of replacing them with newer models. This could help protect the Delaware National Guard\u2019s flying mission and the jobs that go along with it. The Senate is expected to approve the legislation before adjourning.", 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://www.carper.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=ca4e1fd5-ee9c-4f09-8758-f4cb64935a94"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8383171409368515, "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"}