{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=7660", "Tester Announces Funding for Housing and Services for Homeless Veterans in Montana [press_release]", "2020-08-19", "2020", "2020-08", "Democrat", "House", "MT", "Jon Tester", "T000464", "www.tester.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today announced funding to help homeless and at-risk veterans across Montana get back on their feet.\nTester secured funding for five nonprofits located in Billings, Kalispell, Missoula, and Poplar under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Grant Per Diem (GPD) program, which provides veterans access to safe housing and other supportive services. Services will be provided to veterans staying in one of the 62 beds secured by this funding across the five organizations.\nNow more than ever, we need to be taking swift action to ensure our nation's heroes have the resources they need to get back on their feet, said Ranking Member Tester. These funds will bring critical relief to Montana's veterans by putting a safe roof over their heads while they seek stable employment that will help them provide for themselves and their families. \nTester secured grant money for the following Montana organizations:\n \nVolunteers of American Northern Rockies, Billings, 20 beds;\nNorth West Montana Veterans Stand Down, Kalispell, support services;\nMissoula Housing Authority, Missoula, 17 beds and support services;\nThe Poverello Center, Missoula, 20 beds;\nFort Peck Housing Authority, Poplar, five beds.\n \nTester has been leading the charge in Congress to expand VA services for homeless veterans across the country. He recently backed bipartisan legislation to strengthen VA services for homeless veterans, and spearheaded an effort to expand testing capabilities for this vulnerable population during the COVID-19 pandemic.", 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.tester.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=7660"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1616430711001158, "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"}