{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-lee-applauds-obama-selection-of-chu-to-head-energy-department", "Congresswoman Lee Applauds Obama Selection of Chu to Head Energy Department", "2008-12-15", "2008", "2008-12", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Barbara Lee", "L000551", "lee.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.15.08\n\t\t\t Congresswoman Lee Applauds Obama Selection of Chu to Head Energy Department \n\t\t\tPress Release\r\nFor Immediate Release\r\nContact: Nicole Y. Williams\r\n202-225-2661\r\nOakland, CA  Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee applauded President-elect Barack Obama on his appointment of Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Steven Chu to head the Department of Energy. She released this statement:\r\nI commend President-Elect Obama on his excellent choice to lead our country in the battle against global warming and on the path to energy innovation. Steven Chu has been a leader in the development of renewable and carbon-neutral sources of energy in my district at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and he will bring a wealth of ideas and ingenuity to Washington. Once again, President-Elect Obama has demonstrated his commitment to make America a cleaner, greener country.\r\n# # # \n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 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://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-lee-applauds-obama-selection-of-chu-to-head-energy-department"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9223800152540207, "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"}