{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-hirono-statement-honoring-veterans-day", "VIDEO: Hirono Statement Honoring Veterans Day", "2022-11-10", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "HI", "Mazie K. Hirono", "H001042", "www.hirono.senate.gov", "hirono", "https://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans\u2019 Affairs, issued the following statement ahead of Veterans Day:\n\n\u201cOn Veterans Day, we honor the service, bravery, and commitment of our veterans, who sacrifice so much in defense of our nation. Over the past two years, Congress has made critical progress for veterans in Hawaii and across our country. We\u2019ve expanded VA care for millions of post-9/11 veterans, and increased mental health care for our veterans. The PACT Act has already helped veterans like one Honolulu resident who submitted a VA claim prior to the law\u2019s passage, but was denied. After the PACT Act was signed into law, his condition became covered by the VA, and my office was able to help get his claim granted.\n\n\u201cHere in Hawaii, we are advancing construction of the Daniel K. Akaka Outpatient VA clinic on Oahu, which will serve veterans across our state. We must continue building on this progress to help ensure all of our veterans can access the benefits they\u2019ve earned. As a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, I\u2019m working to provide the VA with the resources they need to continue delivering for our veterans. I\u2019ll keep fighting to ensure all of our veterans and their families receive the support they deserve.\u201d\n\nVideo of Senator Hirono discussing Veterans Day is available here\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"]], "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.hirono.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-hirono-statement-honoring-veterans-day"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.874695997685194, "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"}