{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=32E8EB94-904B-4106-97C1-9775D2A8B6A1", "Fischer Joins Legislation to Pay Armed Forces During a Government Shutdown", "2023-09-29", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "Senate", "NE", "Deb Fischer", "F000463", "www.fischer.senate.gov", "fischer", "https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, cosponsored the Pay Our Military Act of 2023. The legislation would ensure that members of America\u2019s military \u2014 Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard,and Space Force \u2014 are paid in the event of a government shutdown in Fiscal Year 2024. U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) led the introduction of the legislation.\n\n\u201cOur dedicated military men and womenshouldn\u2019t miss a paycheck because of political fights in Washington. Congress needs to take action to protect this nation\u2019s military readiness and ensure that our Armed Forces receive the pay they have rightfully earned,\u201d said Senator Fischer.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Pay Our Military Act of 2023 would appropriate funds to pay members of the Armed Forces, including reservists, if a temporary or full-year federal funding bill is not passed and signed by October 1. The Pay Our Military Act would also fund the pay of civilian Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel and contractors whom each department\u2019s respective secretary determines are \u201cproviding support to members of the Armed Forces.\u201d\n\nIn addition to Senators Fischer and Sullivan, the legislation is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).\n\nFull text of the legislation can be found here.\n\nPermalink: https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/9/fischer-joins-legislation-to-pay-armed-forces-during-a-government-shutdown", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:35:26Z"]], "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.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=32E8EB94-904B-4106-97C1-9775D2A8B6A1"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8444639388471842, "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"}