{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=7a328e99-4fd5-42a4-a61f-ef9f99c764a6", "SENATORS McCAIN AND FLAKE SUPPORT AIR FORCES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE", "2014-11-24", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "John McCain", "M000303", "www.mccain.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u00ad\u2013 U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) today sent a letter to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (DMAFB) to express agreement with the Air Force\u2019s Total Force Training Environmental Assessment, which concluded that the any increase in annual training flights at the base would have no significant impact on the quality of the surrounding environment.\r\n\u201cWe strongly agree with the Air Force\u2019s assessment that an increase in training flights at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base would have no negative impact on the quality of the surrounding Tucson community,\u201d said Senators McCain and Flake. \u201cAt a time when our nation faces growing threats around the world, it is critically important that we maintain a strong national defense by providing our active, reserve, and guard units at DMAFB with ample opportunity to train and prepare for combat. We thank the Air Force for its efforts to prepare our troops through the Total Force Training mission, and for its commitment to the airmen stationed at this vital base.\u201d\r\nThe signed letter is here and the text of the letter is below.\r\n\r\nNovember 24, 2014\r\n\u00a0\r\n355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs\r\n3405 South 5th Street\r\nDavis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona 85707\r\nRe: Total Force Training Environmental Assessment\r\n\u00a0\r\nTo whom it may concern:\r\nWe write regarding the revised Environmental Assessment (EA) for the update and implementation of the Total Force Training (TFT) mission at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (DMAFB).\u00a0\r\nThe proposed update of the year-round TFT mission is designed to provide the active, reserve, and guard units of the Air Force as well as foreign partner nations with the ability to better maintain readiness through the utilization of training availability in Arizona. The additional sorties included in the preferred alternative will provide opportunities for military pilot training that would otherwise not occur. We strongly agree with the Air Force\u2019s draft EA finds no significant impact on the quality of the surrounding environment from the proposed increase of annual training flights at DMAFB.\r\nWe commend the Air Force\u2019s commitment to providing for a strong and prepared national defense through the TFT program and their recognition of DMAFB\u2019s contribution to that end. Further, we ask that consideration of this comment be in strict accordance with Air Force regulations and ethical guidelines.\r\nSincerely,\r\nJohn McCain\r\nJeff Flake\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.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=7a328e99-4fd5-42a4-a61f-ef9f99c764a6"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9600101038813591, "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"}