{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://cummings.house.gov/press-release/cummings-issues-statement-commemorating-veterans-day", "Cummings Issues Statement Commemorating Veterans Day", "2013-11-10", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Elijah Cummings", "C000984", "cummings.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEIDATE RELEASE\nBALTIMORE, MD (NOVEMBER 10, 2013)\u2013Today, Congressman Elijah E Cummings (MD-07) released the following statement commemorating Veterans Day on Monday, November 11:\n\u201cOur men and women in uniform make countless sacrifices, travel far from their families, and risk their lives in pursuit of one of the most honorable missions of all \u2013 service to this great nation.\u00a0 On Veterans Day, Americans honor the courage and valor of current and former servicemembers.\u00a0 But to truly honor these heroes, we must do our best to serve them when they return home.\u00a0 No one is more deserving of our help.\n\u201cI am pleased with the Veterans Administration\u2019s recent announcement that they have made progress in reducing backlogged disability compensation claims by 34 percent since March of this year, and I will continue to work with my colleagues in the House to bring that backlog to zero.\u00a0 I will also continue to support legislation that provides veterans with the economic opportunities and other services they deserve, like my bill H.R. 1842, the Military Family Home Protection Act.\n\u201cOur veterans have earned the right to return home and find success in the country they worked so hard to protect.\u00a0 I pledge to continue to make that goal a reality.\u201d\n\u00a0\n###", 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": ["http://cummings.house.gov/press-release/cummings-issues-statement-commemorating-veterans-day"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8035420216619968, "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"}