{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-accepts-american-fraternal-alliance-award", "Grassley Accepts American Fraternal Alliance Award", "2024-09-18", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IA", "Chuck Grassley", "G000386", "www.grassley.senate.gov", "grassley", "https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) accepted the American Fraternal Alliance\u2019s first-ever \u201cFraternal Ally Award\u201d for his work to support fraternal benefit societies. Grassley is a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.\n\n\u201cFraternal benefit societies are deeply rooted in the fabric of our nation. For centuries, they\u2019ve made an impact by living out their core principles of membership, community and volunteerism. I\u2019m glad to offer my continued support to this vital part of the financial sector and honored to accept this award,\u201d Grassley said.\n\n\u201cWe are honored to present Senator Grassley with our first-ever \u201cFraternal Ally\u201d award for his steadfast support of our sector,\u201d Allison Koppel, CEO of the American Fraternal Alliance, said. \u201cSenator Grassley\u2019s continued support allows fraternal benefit societies to continue enriching our communities, while providing financial protection for families in need.\u201d\n\nDownload photo HERE.\n\nGrassley in 1982 championed legislation to allow tax-deductible donations to fraternal organizations. This Congress, Grassley cosponsored a resolution acknowledging fraternal benefit societies for their work to provide critical benefits to people and communities across America.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "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.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-accepts-american-fraternal-alliance-award"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9963379707187414, "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"}