{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140301172713/http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=694", "Butterfield Joins Key Subcommittee on Communications and Technology", "2013-09-26", "2013", "2013-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC\u2013 Congressman Butterfield (NC-01) announced today that he has been appointed to the House Energy and Commerce Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, which he previously served on during the 111th Congress.\u00a0 This appointment fills the vacancy created by Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey election to the US Senate.\u00a0 Last week, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry Waxman recommended Butterfield for the subcommittee post.\n\n\t\u201cI thank my good friend and colleague Ranking Member Henry Waxman for nominating me to serve on the Communications and Technology Subcommittee,\u201d said Butterfield.\u00a0 \u201cI rejoin this important subcommittee at a time where strong but flexible communications and technology policies are needed to aid national security, improve economic development, and ensure privacy.\u00a0 I look forward to working with my fellow committee members to meet our nation\u2019s most pressing communications and technological challenges.\u201d\n\n\tThe Communications and Technology Subcommittee oversees all electronic communications including mobile, broadcast, cable, satellite and emergency and public safety communications as well as cyber and data security and privacy.\u00a0 The subcommittee also has jurisdiction over the Federal Communications Commission and National Telecommunications and Information Administration.\u00a0\n\n\tButterfield plans to use this new post to push for better broadband connectivity for rural America, a nationwide first responders\u2019 network, and to promote policies that spur job creation and economic growth.\u00a0\n\n\tButterfield has been a member of the influential House Energy and Commerce Committee since 110th Congress.\u00a0 He also serves on the Subcommittees on Health and Oversight and Investigations.\n\n\t###", 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://web.archive.org/web/20140301172713/http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=694"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.594124361872673, "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"}