{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/chairman-johnsons-statement-kathi-vidals-uspto-director-nomination", "Chairman Johnson\u2019s Statement on Kathi Vidal\u2019s USPTO Director Nomination", "2021-10-26", "2021", "2021-10", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "Henry C. \"Hank\" Johnson, Jr.", "J000288", "hankjohnson.house.gov", "hankjohnson", "https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual property & the Internet, released the following statement on President Joe Biden nominating Kathi Vidal as Undersecretary for Intellectual Property & Director of the U.S. Patent & Trade Office:\n\n\"I want to congratulate Kathi Vidal for her nomination to Undersecretary for Intellectual Property & Director of U.S. Patent & Trade Office. With a background in mathematical physics, programming and a degree in electrical engineering \u2014 and careers in engineering and patent litigation \u2014 Kathi will bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to this critical position. Congratulations to President Biden for nominating such an accomplished, experienced, and well-balanced professional to this key post, and I look forward to working with her to ensure a strong United States patent system that promotes job creation, economic competitiveness and protects national security.\"\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"]], "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://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/chairman-johnsons-statement-kathi-vidals-uspto-director-nomination"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8010012097656727, "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"}