{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=d60329b6-5bd8-467f-85ee-0e9e74892442", "Fischer: We Must Invest in our Greatest Deterrent", "2014-11-14", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Deb Fischer", "F000463", "www.fischer.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, today released the following statement regarding Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel\u2019s plan to make significant investments in the nation\u2019s nuclear weapons programs.\u00a0 Hagel\u2019s announcement followed a recent Department of Defense report highlighting the need to make significant improvements to our nuclear weapons program.\r\n\u201cSecretary Hagel\u2019s announcement today confirms the need to modernize and invest in our entire nuclear enterprise \u2013 something I have often discussed,\u201d Fischer said. \u201cOur nuclear deterrent is the ultimate safeguard for our national security; Secretary Hagel described it as the highest priority mission in the Department of Defense.\u00a0 However, as the Department\u2019s reviews indicate, it has not received appropriate attention or resources, and the decades of neglect are beginning to catch up with us. It\u2019s clear we need to make the necessary investments in personnel, facilities and equipment to ensure our nuclear deterrent is up-to-date and viable into the future.\u00a0 I look forward to working with the Secretary on this issue and appreciate his attention to this critically important topic.\"\r\nIn October, Fischer and Sen. King (I-Maine) toured several nuclear weapons laboratories to meet with scientists tasked with maintaining our nuclear weapons programs with limited resources.", 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.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news?ID=d60329b6-5bd8-467f-85ee-0e9e74892442"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9063873440027237, "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"}