{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases/mccollum-statement-resignation-senator-al-franken", "McCollum Statement on Resignation of Senator Al Franken", "2017-12-07", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Betty McCollum", "M001143", "mccollum.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement on the resignation of Senator Al Franken:\n\u201cToday is a sad day for Minnesota. Senator Al Franken has been more than a colleague \u2014 he has been a friend and an ally on the issues that are most important to Minnesota families. Al\u2019s voice and vote were instrumental in extending health care to millions of Americans, helping our students succeed, and upholding our commitments to tribal nations.\n\u201cAs we move forward, I know that Governor Mark Dayton will appoint a qualified person to serve Minnesotans in the Senate. I look forward to working with our new Senator to help Minnesota families and stand up to President Trump and the Republicans\u2019 divisive agenda.\u201d", 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://mccollum.house.gov/media/press-releases/mccollum-statement-resignation-senator-al-franken"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3356900308281183, "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"}