{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-marshall-applauds-improved-processing-speed-for-fallen-officer-benefits/", "Senator Marshall Applauds Improved Processing Speed for Fallen Officer Benefits", "2026-07-15", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "KS", "Roger Marshall", "M001198", "www.marshall.senate.gov", "marshall", "https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington \u2013 U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), applauds an announcement by the Department of Justice that processing speed for the Public Safety Officers\u2019 Benefits (PSOB) Program has tripled in the last month, providing over $96 million in benefits to eligible surviving families of fallen public safety officers.\n\nThe PSOB Program provides benefits to family members of fallen law enforcement officers, firefighters, and first responders, as well as disability benefits to officers and their families in case of a catastrophic injury in the line of duty. These important benefits provide families with funds to help them adjust after loss or catastrophic disability, as well as assisting with education costs.\n\n\u201cGrowing up as the son of the El Dorado Police Chief, I saw firsthand what our officers risk every day to keep our communities safe. When an officer doesn\u2019t come home, their family shouldn\u2019t have to fight the government on top of everything else,\u201d said Senator Marshall. \u201cI\u2019m glad DOJ is cutting the red tape and getting these benefits to families faster \u2014 that\u2019s exactly how it should work, and I\u2019ll keep pushing until every family gets what they\u2019ve earned, when they need it.\u201d\n\nFor more information on the DOJ announcement, click here.\n\nBackground:\n\nIn 2025, the state of Kansas lost four law enforcement officers in the line of duty: Undersheriff Brandon Gaede, Phillips County Sheriff\u2019s Office; Deputy Elijah Ming, Wyandotte County Sheriff\u2019s Office; Officer Hunter Simoncic, Kansas City, Kansas Police Department; and Sergeant Scott Heimann, Hays Police Department.\n\nClick here for the Senate resolution honoring these officers on National Police Week and for more information on the work Senator Marshall is doing to support Kansas law enforcement.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-16T07:21:44Z", "2026-07-16T07:23:13Z"]], "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.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-marshall-applauds-improved-processing-speed-for-fallen-officer-benefits/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6542619559913874, "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"}