{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://noem.house.gov/index.cfm/in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=F621BC85-7669-4797-A1BD-258EB1FF447B", "Noem encourages volunteerism to mark Veterans Day", "2014-11-12", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Kristi Noem", "N000184", "noem.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Ripon Advance \r\n\tRep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) encouraged Americans on Friday to demonstrate their appreciation for the contributions of veterans on Veterans Day.\r\nNoem encouraged citizens to volunteer at Veterans Administration facilities or local charities to show their \u201cgratitude and respect.\u201d\r\n\u201cOf course, there have been many instances where our nation has fallen short of giving veterans the admiration they deserve,\u201d Noem said. \u201cWidespread mismanagement, data manipulation and subpar care within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) became a topic of national debate this year \u2014 and rightfully so. I was proud to help Congress pass a bill that the president signed to help address the VA\u2019s most significant problems, but we must continue to implement this legislation and identify other areas where remedies are necessary.\u201d\r\nNoem said she has also worked to protect a VA facility in Hot Springs, S.D., that has provided critical care to thousands of veterans like Arthur Hilland, a World War II veteran.\r\nHilland\u2019s family recently discovered a scrap book from his time in World War II that contained mementos from the places he was stationed, photos and newspaper clippings.\r\n\u201cWhile they\u2019ll never know for sure, his family believes the scrapbook was perhaps a therapeutic exercise to cope with what he\u2019d seen in battle,\u201d Noem said. \u201cEarlier this year, they donated the scrapbook to the Library of Congress as part of the Veterans History Project \u2014 an effort to collect, preserve and make personal accounts of American veterans accessible so we too could benefit from the story of a man on the front line.\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://noem.house.gov/index.cfm/in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=F621BC85-7669-4797-A1BD-258EB1FF447B"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6845549214631319, "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"}