{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bennie-g-thompson-attend-promotion-ceremony-jackson-mississippi", "Congressman Bennie G. Thompson to Attend Promotion Ceremony for Jackson, Mississippi Native United States Coast Guard Captain Zeita Merchant", "2024-04-19", "2024", "2024-04", "Democrat", "House", "MS", "Bennie G. Thompson", "T000193", "benniethompson.house.gov", "benniethompson", "https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Bennie G. Thompson will attend the promotion ceremony for Jackson, Mississippi native and Tougaloo College alumna, United States Coast Guard Captain Zeita Merchant. This event marks a historic occasion for the United States Coast Guard and is a source of immense pride for Mississippi as Capt. Merchant will become the first African American woman to achieve the rank of rear admiral in the service's nearly 234-year history.\n\nEvent Details:\n\nWho:\n\nCongressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), Ranking Member, House Committee on Homeland Security\n\nAdmiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant, United States Coast Guard\n\nCaptain Zeita Merchant, United States Coast Guard\n\nWhat: Promotion Ceremony for Captain Zeita Merchant, United States Coast Guard\n\nWhen: 10 am EDT on Monday, April 22\n\nWhere: Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"]], "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": ["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bennie-g-thompson-attend-promotion-ceremony-jackson-mississippi"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1954358778893948, "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"}