{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cole.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cole-supports-nomination-oklahoma-attorney-general-scott-pruitt-epa", "Cole Supports Nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt for EPA Administrator", "2016-12-08", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Tom Cole", "C001053", "cole.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after President-Elect Donald Trump nominated Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Pruitt has served as the Oklahoma Attorney General since 2010.\n\u00a0\n\u201cI am extremely pleased with President-Elect Trump\u2019s decision to appoint Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the EPA,\u201d said Cole. \u201cThis is what I predict to be one of Mr. Trump\u2019s best appointments.\u201d\n\u00a0\n\u201cI\u2019ve been privileged to know Scott Pruitt since he was a young State Senator in Oklahoma back in 1996. During his time in the State Senate and as Attorney General, he has proven to be an energetic, hard-working visionary, and an exceptional public servant. He is a person of absolute integrity and a man with rock-solid conservative credentials and convictions.\u201d\n\u00a0\n\u201cScott knows how to enforce regulations in a way that values economic opportunity, while simultaneously protecting the health and safety of the American people. I have no doubt he will strike the right balance between protecting our land, air and water while respecting the rights of property owners and entrepreneurs,\u201d concluded Cole.\n\u00a0\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://cole.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cole-supports-nomination-oklahoma-attorney-general-scott-pruitt-epa"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9707808494567871, "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"}