{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=c4eb400a-fc47-447b-8bb1-76c266106c65", "Heller Hosts Roundtable with Veterans to Discuss Legislation Addressing VA Disability Claims Backlog", "2014-09-09", "2014", "2014-09", "Republican", "House", "NV", "Dean Heller", "H001041", "www.heller.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(Washington, D.C.) \u2013 U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) issued the following statement after hosting a bipartisan roundtable with Co-Chair U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA)\u2014attended by Veterans Service Organizations and Working Group members Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Pat Toomey (R-KS), and Joe Walsh (D-MT)\u2014to discuss solutions needed to address reducing the backlog associated with VA disability claims:\r\n\u201cThe need to reduce the VA\u2019s disability claims backlog is more pressing than ever.\u00a0 Just last week, I spent time with veterans in Pahrump, Nevada, to talk about the issues they face when dealing with the VA, and it came as no surprise to me that the VA backlog of disability claims remains a concern in Nevada, which has the worst VA Regional Office in the nation.\u201d\u00a0 \r\nHeller continued, \u201cToday, I met with Veterans Service Organizations to discuss ways in which the Working Group may provide solutions to the plight of America\u2019s veterans who are facing delays in receiving their earned benefits. That\u2019s why I introduced the 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act. As a Co-Chair of the bipartisan VA Backlog Working Group and as a member of the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, I am committed to reducing wait times, making the claims process more efficient, and ensuring no veteran is forced to wait months or years to be compensated for their injuries of war.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \r\nIn March, the Working Group released the VA Backlog Working Group March 2014 Report in which the VA Backlog Working Group analyzes the many factors that contribute to the claims backlog.\u00a0\r\nTo accompany this report, the Working Group also introduced the 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act (S. 2091) aimed at providing a comprehensive solution.\u00a0\r\n###", 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.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=c4eb400a-fc47-447b-8bb1-76c266106c65"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8448720909655094, "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"}