{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gianforte.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/gianforte-statement-special-interest-group-s-smears-lawrence-vandyke", "Gianforte Statement on Special Interest Group\u2019s Smears of Lawrence VanDyke", "2019-10-31", "2019", "2019-10", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Greg Gianforte", "G000584", "gianforte.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "In response to the American Bar Association's character attacks on Lawrence VanDyke, a former Montana Solicitor General and President Trump's nominee to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Congressman Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) released the following statement:\nPresident Trump nominated a well-qualified attorney and a good man in Lawrence VanDyke to serve on the Ninth Circuit. I know Lawrence VanDyke, and I proudly support and endorse his nomination. In contrast to the judicial activism that drives the Ninth Circuit, VanDyke would practice the proper role of the courts  to interpret laws, not make them from the bench.\nUnfortunately, in a move from the thickest muck of the swamp, a trial lawyers' special interest group pushes its extreme agenda against a well-qualified nominee. Marcia Davenport, a partisan hack who openly opposed VanDyke in a campaign, conducted a sham interview and hid behind a keyboard to smear him with attacks on his character. The ABA and Ms. Davenport should be ashamed of themselves.", 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://gianforte.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/gianforte-statement-special-interest-group-s-smears-lawrence-vandyke"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.916843768209219, "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"}