{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senate-passes-cramer-klobuchars-honoring-our-fallen-heroes-act", "Senate Passes Cramer, Klobuchar\u2019s Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act", "2025-10-09", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "ND", "Kevin Cramer", "C001096", "www.cramer.senate.gov", "cramer", "https://www.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "***Click hereto download audio.**\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 The U.S. Senate passed legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to ensure all first responders who die or become disabled due to service-related cancers are covered under the U.S. Department of Justice\u2019s Public Safety Officers\u2019 Benefits (PSOB) program. While the program recognizes those who made the ultimate sacrifice due to 9/11-related cancers, it does not cover other first responders who lose their lives due to other service-related cancers.\n\n\u201cOur first responders epitomize courage and selfless sacrifice, confronting both the immediate perils of their duty \u2013 which are extreme \u2013 and the lingering health risks associated with their service,\u201d said Cramer. \u201cTheir exposure to dangerous carcinogens happens on our behalf. When these heroes make the ultimate sacrifice, their families should not have to bear these burdens alone. I\u2019m grateful my Senate colleagues passed this important legislation.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur firefighters put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe, often exposing themselves to carcinogens that can have lethal long-term effects. It\u2019s unacceptable that firefighters who succumb to cancer from work-related exposure or become permanently and totally disabled don\u2019t receive the same treatment as others who die in the line of duty,\u201d said Klobuchar. \u201cThis bipartisan legislation will ensure that the Public Safety Benefits Program covers service-related cancers\u2014 honoring the commitment we make to our firefighters like Captain Paidar and other first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice. We must uphold our promise to care for their families.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "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.cramer.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senate-passes-cramer-klobuchars-honoring-our-fallen-heroes-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0704770684242249, "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"}