{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/sen-ossoff-delivering-nearly-50-million-to-upgrade-robins-air-force-base/", "Sen. Ossoff Delivering Nearly $50 Million to Upgrade Robins Air Force Base", "2026-09-02", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "GA", "Jon Ossoff", "O000174", "www.ossoff.senate.gov", "ossoff", "https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "Robins AFB, Ga. \u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering Federal funding to upgrade Robins Air Force Base.\n\nSen. Ossoff, the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Military Construction and VA Subcommittee, is delivering nearly $50 million in Federal funding to upgrade infrastructure at Robins Air Force Base.\n\nSen. Ossoff and his team worked to help ensure Robins AFB got the funding needed for these upgrades, which include repairs to HVAC and fire alarm systems, lighting upgrades, a new decontamination area, sewer system improvements, and new office spaces.\n\nSen. Ossoff serves as the top Democrat on the Military Construction and VA Appropriations Subcommittee, positioning him to fight for and deliver Federal funding for key Georgia projects impacting national security, military readiness, quality-of-life for servicemembers and military families, and more.\n\n\u201cThe team protecting our nation at Robins Air Force Base needs continued support for their heroic efforts. I helped bring Republicans and Democrats together to fund these important projects to help our servicemembers and civilian personnel serving at Robins do their jobs and be safe,\u201dSen. Ossoff said.\n\nFunding for the projects came through U.S. Air Force\u2019s budget for operations and maintenance projects and the Air Force\u2019s Working Capital Funds, both of which received additional funding in this year\u2019s bipartisan government funding package that became law on February 3, 2026.\n\nPlease find more details about the Federal funding for Robins Air Force Base below:\n\nSen. Ossoff continues working to support Robins AFB.\n\nIn May, Sen. Ossoff held a hearing about funding priorities for military construction projects and highlighted the need to improve quality of life on Georgia\u2019s defense installations, including at Robins.\n\nLast June, Sen. Ossoff held a hearing about funding priorities for military construction projects and highlighted key projects in Georgia, including upgrades needed at Robins.\n\nIn January 2024, Sen. Ossoff passed into law his Robins Air Force Base Battle Management Enhancement Act through the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act, which authorized the first step in construction of the Battle Management Combined Operations Complex. Then in April 2024, Sen. Ossoff brought Republicans and Democrats together to deliver $50 million for the new Battle Management Combined Operations Complex at Robins AFB.\n\nIn 2022, Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock brought Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jack Reed (D-RI) to Robins AFB to highlight the important role Robins AFB plays in U.S. national security.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-09-03T09:29:33Z", "2026-09-03T09:31:32Z"]], "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.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/sen-ossoff-delivering-nearly-50-million-to-upgrade-robins-air-force-base/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.508596120402217, "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"}