{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.blunt.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ContentRecord_id=87AAFEF8-E7D9-4B44-897C-E0953E0DFA68", "Blunt Thanks our Nation's Veterans", "2016-11-11", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Roy Blunt", "B000575", "www.blunt.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) today released the following video marking Veterans Day:\u00a0\r\nFull Text: \r\n\u201cMissouri\u2019s home to nearly 500,000 veterans, all of whom have been willing to put their lives on the line to secure our freedom and sustain the principles that make us a model democracy in the world. America is an extraordinary country because of these men and women and what they\u2019ve done to make it so.\r\nToday, on Veterans Day, I hope you\u2019ll join me in taking time to reflect on the contributions all our nation\u2019s heroes, our veterans, our active duty service members, and military families have made, and continue to make, on our behalf. It\u2019s up to us to honor their sacrifice by keeping the promises we\u2019ve made, ensuring they have access to the care and benefits they\u2019ve earned, and expanding opportunities for all our veterans and service members.\r\nThat\u2019s why I\u2019ve been proud to back bills that encourage employers to hire more veterans, provide more health care treatment choices, and to improve mental health and suicide prevention. If a veteran is thinking of doing harm to themselves or anybody else, no waiting list is acceptable.\r\nEarlier this year, I was honored to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars and I\u2019m not done yet. I can\u2019t think of any recognition I\u2019ve received that made me more humbled or touched than being the only elected official to ever get this award.\r\nAdvocating for our veterans in the Senate is one of the most rewarding parts of my job and I\u2019ll continue working to make sure Congress meets its responsibilities toward all those who have served. And so to all our veterans, all our current service members, to their families, thank you for everything you do, and thank you for everything you\u2019ve done, to keep our country safe.\u201d\r\nCLICK HERE To Watch Senator Blunt\u2019s Remarks", 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://www.blunt.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ContentRecord_id=87AAFEF8-E7D9-4B44-897C-E0953E0DFA68"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4648858923465014, "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"}