{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://chriscollins.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-collins-to-serve-as-congressional-liaison-to-the-transition", "Congressman Collins to Serve as Congressional Liaison to the Transition Team", "2016-11-15", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Chris Collins", "C001092", "chriscollins.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) today released the following statement after Speaker Paul Ryan announced Congressman Collins will serve as Congressional Liaison to the Trump Administration\u2019s transition team.\n\u201cI am honored and humbled to serve President-elect Trump in this capacity,\u201d said\u00a0Congressman Collins. \u201cThroughout the campaign I have worked very closely with President-elect Trump and Speaker Ryan, and I look forward to continuing that work as we look to put forth an agenda that will Make America Great Again for all Americans.\u201d\nIn his role as Congressional Liaison, Congressman Collins will work with the Republican Conference membership and relay their ideas on legislation, staffing and any additional concerns to the Trump transition team. Congressman Collins was the first member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for President and was recently named as a member of the Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee.\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": ["https://chriscollins.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-collins-to-serve-as-congressional-liaison-to-the-transition"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9109640959650278, "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"}