{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=F1A23F3C-C2DE-4A3D-AC9B-994863B3D256", "COCHRAN ISSUES VETERANS DAY STATEMENT", "2017-11-09", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Thad Cochran", "C000567", "www.cochran.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Senator Cochran and VA Assistant Secretary David Loren.\u00a0 (Download here)\r\n  WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss) today released the following statement to commemorate Veterans Day: \u201cVeterans Day is a special day to honor the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces.\u00a0 I am consistently heartened by the outpouring of support expressed by Mississippians across the state to honor all veterans.\u00a0 We recognize the bravery and sacrifices of servicemembers to protect this great nation and its freedoms throughout our history. \u201cI commend President Trump and Veterans Affairs Secretary Shulkin for the first-ever designation of November as \u2018Veterans and Military Families Month.\u2019\u00a0 It is an appropriate reminder for us also to honor the families whose support is vital to our servicemen and women.\u201d Cochran, a Navy veteran, this week received a Veterans Day pin from Assistant Secretary David Loren in recognition of the Senator\u2019s military service.\u00a0 The pins, authorized by Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. David Shulkin, were presented to members of Congress who served in the Armed Forces. President Trump\u2019s \"Veterans and Military Families Month\" proclamation can be found here:\u00a0 http://bit.ly/2zK9BFw \r\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://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=F1A23F3C-C2DE-4A3D-AC9B-994863B3D256"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8784320671111345, "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"}