{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases/golden-dome-co-chairs-statement-confirmation-golden-dome-czar", "Golden Dome Co-Chairs Statement on Confirmation of Golden Dome Czar", "2025-07-18", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Jeff Crank", "C001137", "crank.house.gov", "crank", "https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - Today, Congressional Golden Dome Caucus Chair Rep. Jeff Crank (CO-05) and Co-Chair, Rep. Dale Strong (AL-05) released the following statements after the Senate\u2019s unanimous confirmation of Gen. Michael A. Guetlein to lead the Department of Defense\u2019s Golden Dome project:\n\n\u201cCongratulations to General Guetlein on his confirmation,\" said Rep. Jeff Crank. I am confident that under his leadership, President Trump\u2019s vision to innovate our homeland missile defense through Golden Dome will soon become a reality - creating a strong deterrence against our adversaries. I look forward to working with General Guetlein to ensure Congress is providing as much support as possible for this essential program.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Trump's decision to have General Guetlein serve as the Golden Dome Czar is a strategic move to strengthen our national defense at a critical time. I applaud the Senate for swiftly taking up his nomination, and I look forward to working with him to defend our homeland and advance the Golden Dome's mission to keep Americans safe,\u201d said Rep. Dale Strong.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Congressional Golden Dome Caucus was established in June 2025, following President Trump\u2019s Executive Order, issued on January 27, 2025, directing the implementation of a \u201cnext-generation missile defense shield for the United States against ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"]], "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://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases/golden-dome-co-chairs-statement-confirmation-golden-dome-czar"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0544699616730213, "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"}