{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-introduces-legislation-to-build-veteran-homes", "Daines Introduces Legislation to Build Veteran Homes", "2017-11-10", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.10.17\n\t\t\t Daines Introduces Legislation to Build Veteran Homes \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tU.S. SENATE \u2014 Just ahead of Veterans Day, U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced legislation to ensure that underserved veterans get the care they need.\u00a0\u00a0\r\nDaines\u2019 bill,\u00a0\u201cVeteran State Home Grant Backlog Reduction Act\u201d\u00a0will create a new prioritization system that will separate out upgrades and needed rehabilitation to existing VA facilities and much-needed new construction. \u00a0 It requires the VA to separately designate construction specific budget resources and have a plan to clear up the state home construction backlog by the end of Fiscal Year 2023.\u00a0\r\n\u201cMontana is home to one of the highest populations of veterans per capita \u2013 and our state is in dire need of the proper facilities to provide veterans quality healthcare,\u201d\u00a0Daines stated.\u00a0\u201cThe VA has waited for far too long to build this home and it\u2019s time we broke ground.\u00a0Constructing new homes must be an urgent priority.\u00a0\u201d\r\nIn July, Daines secured increased funding for the construction of state extended care facilities\u00a0to include the 60-bed veterans home in Butte.\u00a0\u00a0The state of Montana provided its $5 million cost share for this effort in 2011, yet the project has languished on the VA\u2019s Priority Group 1 list for over five years.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\r\nClick HERE to read the bill.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n  \n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 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.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-introduces-legislation-to-build-veteran-homes"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.848920015618205, "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"}