{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/video-donnelly-thanks-hoosier-veterans", "VIDEO: Donnelly Thanks Hoosier Veterans", "2013-11-07", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Joe Donnelly", "D000607", "www.donnelly.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "VIDEO: Donnelly Thanks Hoosier Veterans\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, November 7, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, D.C. \u2013 This afternoon, Senator Joe Donnelly, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to express his thanks to our nation\u2019s veterans, including the nearly 500,000 veterans in the State of Indiana, for their service to the country.\u00a0\r\n\r\nWatch Senator Donnelly\u2019s remarks here.\r\n\u201cHoosiers in every community, please welcome back our brave men and women, whether it\u2019s in your neighborhood, whether it\u2019s at the local restaurant, whether it\u2019s at your child\u2019s school, or whether it\u2019s at church on Sunday,\u201d Donnelly said.\u00a0 \u201cOn Veterans Day, and every day, let us honor America\u2019s veterans by cherishing the freedoms they have defended.\u00a0 Our country is grateful for all you have done for all of us.\u00a0 You have given us our safety, our freedom, and our liberty.\u00a0 Thank you.\u201d\r\nDonnelly called on Congress to express its gratitude for veterans through action.\u00a0 He spoke of his ongoing efforts to authorize the construction of a National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial and to improve the quality of and timely access to medical care for veterans. He also described his dedication to addressing the problem of military and veteran suicide.\u00a0In addition to ensuring care and benefits for veterans, Donnelly emphasized the importance of economic opportunity, though high-quality education and gainful employment.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Press Contact \n\t\t\t\t\tDonnelly_Press@Donnelly.Senate.Gov", 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.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/video-donnelly-thanks-hoosier-veterans"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8647229988127947, "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"}