{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/guard-members-bonus-repayments-waived", "Guard Members Bonus Repayments Waived", "2016-10-26", "2016", "2016-10", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Kevin McCarthy", "M001165", "kevinmccarthy.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) released the following statement on the Pentagon\u2019s decision to waive the repayment of bonuses and loan repayments given to enlisted California National Guard members:\n\u201cI am very pleased that the Department of Defense responded to the outcry from Americans across the nation. As I discussed with the Deputy Secretary of Defense last night, our veterans have already given more than what they owe to this nation, and today\u2019s swift action demonstrates that the Department agrees. While I am happy we were able to work with officials at the Department of Defense to address this issue, we must continue to work to provide a long-term legislative solution so that this never happens again.\u201d", 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://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/guard-members-bonus-repayments-waived"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.727560069411993, "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"}