{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fortenberry.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/fortenberry-statement-speaker-ryan", "Fortenberry Statement on Speaker Ryan", "2015-10-29", "2015", "2015-10", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Jeff Fortenberry", "F000449", "fortenberry.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) made the following statement after todays vote to confirm Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House:\nPaul Ryan did not seek to be Speaker, the office sought him. He is a well-respected and highly capable leader. I think he will run the House with fairness and respect, while seeking a smarter and more effective government.\nI know Paul Ryan. I think America will find in him an empathetic leader that speaks to the heart of people who experience difficult and broken situations. Our nation doesnt need any more disruption from Washington.\nSpeaker Ryan will govern dynamically. We have begun the process of reversing the concentration of power in the House. I believe Speaker Ryan will bring more unity to Congress as we confront the many problems facing our country.\nFortenberry is a member of the House Appropriations 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://fortenberry.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/fortenberry-statement-speaker-ryan"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.915836077183485, "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"}