{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mccollum.house.gov/press-release/mccollum-statement-nomination-rep-ryan-zinke-interior-secretary", "McCollum Statement on Nomination of Rep. Ryan Zinke for Interior Secretary", "2016-12-15", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Betty McCollum", "M001143", "mccollum.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Representative Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Representative Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) as Secretary of the Interior:\n\u201cIn the six weeks since his election, President-elect Donald Trump has begun laying the groundwork to roll back nearly a century of progress protecting our environment and conserving our public lands.\n\u201cThe nomination of Representative Ryan Zinke to be Secretary of the Interior is yet another sign that the Trump-Pence administration will favor special interests over conservation and put polluters before America\u2019s public lands and natural treasures.\u00a0In his short time in the U.S. House, Representative Zinke has voted repeatedly to sell America\u2019s public lands to private interests and sided again and again with the fossil fuel industry.\n\u201cThe Department of the Interior plays a critical role protecting public lands and endangered species, preserving our national and natural heritage, and upholding our obligations to Native Americans. Those are values that I will continue to defend, especially in the face of Trump\u2019s regressive 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/press-release/mccollum-statement-nomination-rep-ryan-zinke-interior-secretary"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7419160101562738, "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"}