{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bentz-appointed-house-judiciary-committee-0", "Congressman Bentz Appointed to the House Judiciary Committee", "2021-01-27", "2021", "2021-01", "Republican", "House", "OR", "Cliff Bentz", "B000668", "bentz.house.gov", "bentz", "https://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) was appointed to the House Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over a wide array of matters relating to the administration of justice in federal courts, civil liberties, oversight of the United States Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, legal and regulatory reform, innovation, competition and anti-trust laws, terrorism and crime, and immigration reform.\n\n\u201cI am honored to have been appointed to the House Judiciary Committee,\u201d said Congressman Bentz. \u201cAs a trained attorney and former Oregon state legislator, I will bring real world experience to the Judiciary Committee\u2019s important role in addressing many of the most pressing issues facing our nation. I look forward to working with the Republican Ranking Member Jim Jordan and members on both sides of the aisle.\u201d\n\n\u201cCongressman Bentz is a strong defender of our country\u2019s fundamental principles and will be a key voice on the Judiciary Committee,\u201d said the Committee\u2019s Ranking Member, Jim Jordan (R-OH). \u201cWe are extremely excited to get to work with him to continue to fight for conservative values.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:19:43Z"]], "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://bentz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bentz-appointed-house-judiciary-committee-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.573067158460617, "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"}