{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hern.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4170", "Hern Congratulates Obernolte on Election as Republican Policy Committee Chairman", "2026-04-15", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Kevin Hern", "H001082", "hern.house.gov", "hern", "https://hern.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Kevin Hern (OK-01) applauded the election of Rep. Jay Obernolte (CA-23) as Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee (RPC) for the remainder of the 119th Congress.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s been an honor to serve as the House Republican Policy Committee Chairman,\u201d said Rep. Hern. \u201cI\u2019m proud of the work we\u2019ve done to move President Trump's America-First agenda forward, and I\u2019m thankful for the trust placed in me to lead principled, conservative policy wins for the American people.\u201d\n\n\u201cI congratulate Congressman Obernolte on his election by the entire Republican Conference to serve as the next RPC Chairman for the remainder of the 119th Congress. He is a strong voice within the Republican Conference, and I\u2019m confident the committee will continue driving forward a bold policy agenda under his leadership.\"\n\nRep. Hern was elected to serve as Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee for the 119th Congress in November 2024. He previously served as the Republican Study Committee Chairman for the 118th Congress.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-16T05:48:36Z", "2026-04-16T05:50:08Z"]], "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://hern.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4170"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4030418824404478, "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"}