{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://doyle.house.gov/press-release/long-term-team-effort-produces-new-local-commissary", "Long-Term Team Effort Produces New Local Commissary", "2014-10-21", "2014", "2014-10", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Mike Doyle", "D000482", "doyle.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Pittsburgh, PA \u2013 U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA-14) joined U.S. Representative Tim Murphy (R-PA-18), local officials, and representatives of the military today in officially opening the new Commissary and Post Exchange in Moon Township.\n\u00a0\n\u201cThis facility will serve thousands of active duty service members, guardsmen and reservists, retirees and their families,\u201d Congressman Doyle observed. \u201cI am keenly aware of the sacrifices that the men and women in our armed forces make for our country. That\u2019s why so many of us have worked so hard for so long to make certain that our current service personnel, our retirees, and their families could continue to have access to the support services they deserve.\u201d\n\u00a0\nIn 2005, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) recommended closing the Charles E. Kelly Support Facility (CEKSF) in Oakdale. Closing the facility meant that 168,000 military personnel and veterans lost the Commissary, Post Exchange, and Military Clothing Sales Store services that they had come to rely on.\n\u00a0\nIn the years since then, members of the previous and current delegation took numerous steps to see the project become a reality, including fighting to keep the facility open, securing funds to build a new Commissary, and fighting to get final authorization for the project from the Department of Defense. \u00a0The Army and Air Force Exchange Services also built a Post Exchange \u2013 which will provide additional services to local military personnel, retirees, and their families \u2013 adjacent to the commissary. With the construction of the commissary and a Post Exchange, many important services will continue to be available to the military families and eligible retirees in the tri-state area.\n\u00a0\nThese new facilities are located near several local military units \u2013 the Air Force Reserve's 911th Airlift Wing, the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 171st Air Refueling Wing, and the Army Reserve's 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command.\u00a0\n\u00a0\n\u201cI worked with a lot of the folks who are here today for just short of ten years to ensure that we kept a commissary in this region \u2013 concerned citizens, local officials, and the local Congressional delegation,\u201d Congressman Doyle noted. \u201cWe kept plugging away, year after year, despite delay, denial, and opposition from the Defense Department \u2013 and against all odds \u2013 this true \u2018team effort\u2019 has succeeded. It couldn\u2019t have happened without the perseverance, hard work, and cooperation of people all over this region. \u00a0I\u2019m honored to have been a part of this remarkable community effort.\u201d\u00a0\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://doyle.house.gov/press-release/long-term-team-effort-produces-new-local-commissary"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8458779193460941, "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"}