{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.thune.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=92B15C1E-B719-407E-B591-100721483295", "Thune Statement on Passage of NDAA Conference Report, Critical Fix to Impact Aid Program", "2016-12-08", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "SD", "John Thune", "T000250", "www.thune.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement on the Senate\u2019s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report, legislation that will provide our military with the largest pay increase since 2010 and make reforms to defense acquisition, military health care, military justice, and security cooperation. \u00a0\r\n\u201cProviding our troops with the resources they need to keep our nation safe is one of Congress\u2019 most important responsibilities,\u201d said Thune. \u201cAfter extensive bipartisan work in the House and Senate, we are sending the president a bill that provides troops with the pay raise they deserve and includes reforms to make our military more efficient and effective. I urge the president to put our troops first and sign this bill without delay.\u201d \u00a0\r\nThe NDAA conference report also includes a provision that will fix statutory language that negatively affects the Impact Aid program in states across the country, including South Dakota.\r\n\u201cNot only does this bill provide essential funding for our troops, but it also includes a critical fix to the Impact Aid program that will help protect dozens of schools throughout South Dakota and the students they serve,\u201d continued Thune. \u201cSouth Dakota relies on Impact Aid, so I\u2019m glad this issue will soon be resolved and that our schools will no longer face what would have been drastic cuts in funding.\u201d\r\nThune worked closely with Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) to secure this critical Impact Aid provision in the NDAA. This legislation now heads to the president for signature into law.", 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.thune.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=92B15C1E-B719-407E-B591-100721483295"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.948083121329546, "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"}