{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=9D6CE2D8-C74B-4F3B-BE8D-D218C13EE2A6", "Thune Supports Annual Defense Bill, Ellsworth Air Force Base Priorities", "2022-12-15", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "Senate", "SD", "John Thune", "T000250", "www.thune.senate.gov", "thune", "https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today applauded the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2023. The bill contains numerous priorities that benefit South Dakota and the future B-21 bomber mission at Ellsworth Air Force Base, including nearly $336 million for new facility construction and the revival of a program to help school districts accommodate significant increases in students as a result of additional military families moving to the area to prepare for mission growth.\n\n\u201cProviding for our nation\u2019s defense is one of the most serious and consequential responsibilities for members of Congress,\u201d said Thune. \u201cI am committed to ensuring that Ellsworth Air Force Base and its surrounding communities have everything they need for the B-21 bomber mission so Ellsworth can continue to serve as one of our nation\u2019s essential military assets for decades to come.\u201d\n\nThe NDAA includes a modified version of Thune\u2019s Dynamic Airspace Pilot Program Act of 2022, legislation that requires the Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Defense (DoD) to establish a pilot program to support the development of \u201cdynamic airspace\u201d to improve how airspace boundaries are managed to accommodate modern military training requirements like longer engagement distances.\n\nNDAA priorities for South Dakota include:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:41:06Z"]], "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.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=9D6CE2D8-C74B-4F3B-BE8D-D218C13EE2A6"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7169139571487904, "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"}