{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://toomey.senate.gov?p=news&id=1460", "More of Crime Victims Fund to Go to Crime Victims", "2014-12-17", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Patrick Toomey", "T000461", "toomey.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Congressmen Ted Poe (R TX-2nd) and Jim Costa (D CA-16th) issued the following statement regarding enactment of a provision to increase disbursals from the Crime Victims Fund:\n\"We are pleased that Tuesday night the president signed into law a requirement that a larger share of already-available dollars go to crime victims.  The Crime Victims Fund receives no taxpayer dollars; it is funded by criminal fines and penalties assessed in federal court. For over a decade, Congress has unfortunately capped the total amount of dollars that can be allocated to assist victims of child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other crimes.  \"This bipartisan measure represents a step in the right direction. Next Congress, we will continue to fight for crime victims by introducing a bipartisan, permanent fix that will increase the amount of money allocated to serve crime victims each year.\"\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://toomey.senate.gov?p=news&id=1460"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.079972065985203, "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"}