{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=7816", "Tester Secures $7.5 Million for Veterans and Family Courts, Drug Treatment and Prevention [press_release]", "2020-10-16", "2020", "2020-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "MT", "Jon Tester", "T000464", "www.tester.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced $7,557,781 million in Department of Justice grants for drug treatment and prevention programs as well as treatment courts across Montana to help support victims of crime and folks struggling with addiction.\n\"The simple fact is that we have to do more to support all Montanans who are struggling with addiction or who have become involved in the criminal justice system,\" said Tester. \"These funds will provide folks from Missoula to Northern Cheyenne with resources to get back on their feet, and I'll keep fighting in Washington to make sure these programs continue to receive the investments they need to succeed\"\nTester secured investments in the following programs:\nComprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-Based Programs \tCity of Billings: $900,000  \tLewis & Clark County: $600,000\nAdult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Programs  \tJudiciary Courts Of The State Of Montana: $1,352,572  \tMissoula County: $403,039   \tCascade County's 8th District Court: $498,105   \tChippewa Cree Tribe (Rocky Boy): $434,332   \tThe City And County Of Butte-Silver Bow: $498,450  \tNorthern Cheyenne Tribe: $484,314\nTribal Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program\tChippewa Cree Tribe (Rocky Boy): $600,000\nFamily Drug Court Program\tJudiciary Courts Of The State Of Montana: $614,453\nResidential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program\tMontana Board of Crime Control: $172,516\nDelinquency Prevention Program\tBoard of Crime Control: $1,000,000\nSenator Tester is a longtime champion of treatment courts. President Trump signed his Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act in 2018, allowing for the hiring of 50 additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists across the nation to work with Veterans Treatment Courts and help provide timely access to VA services.", 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=7816"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8603818714618683, "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"}