{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://walorski.house.gov/walorski-statement-on-nomination-of-ashton-carter-as-secretary-of-defense/", "Walorski Statement on Nomination of Ashton Carter as Secretary of Defense", "2014-12-05", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Jackie Walorski", "W000813", "walorski.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Friday, December 5, 2014\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWASHINGTON, DC  Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) issued the following statement following today's nomination of Ashton Carter as Secretary of Defense:\nAs a member of House Armed Services Committee,  I have worked with Ashton Carter previously and believe he is fully capable of performing his new duties as Secretary of Defense. Like his three predecessors, he must provide a strategy to protect our nation and our allies while the president continues to cut the defense budget.  I look forward to working with him after his Senate confirmation.\nWalorski represents the 2nd Congressional District in Indiana, where she serves as a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, House Armed Services Committee, and House Budget Committee.", 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://walorski.house.gov/walorski-statement-on-nomination-of-ashton-carter-as-secretary-of-defense/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9289570152759552, "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"}