{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.bluntrochester.senate.gov/news/press-releases/news-senator-blunt-rochester-questions-key-department-of-transportation-and-consumer-safety-nominees/", "NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Questions Key Department of Transportation and Consumer Safety Nominees", "2026-06-24", "2026", "2026-06", "Democrat", "Senate", "DE", "Lisa Blunt Rochester", "B001303", "www.bluntrochester.senate.gov", "bluntrochester", "https://www.bluntrochester.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cIt\u2019s a mission-critical focus, and we owe it to the victims\u2019 families, in particular, to get this right\u201d\n\nClick here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester\u2019s remarks.\n\nU.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.),a member of the SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today questioned Trump administration nominees for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Department of Transportation, and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). During her remarks she discussed the tragic January 2025 plane crash at Regan National Airport, which claimed the lives of Delawareans, and emphasized the importance of passing legislation that closes safety gaps. She also discussed modernizing the CPSC to keep up with the rapidly evolving consumer marketplace and transportation infrastructure safety investments.\n\nWitnesses Included:\n\nThomas Chapman, Nominee to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board\n\nEdward Eppler, Nominee to be Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Transportation\n\nKaren Hedlund, Nominee to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board\n\nBrian Lorenze, Nominee to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission\n\nKaren Sessions, Nominee to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission\n\nSenator Blunt Rochester\u2019s full remarks and exchange can be found here, a key excerpt is included below:\n\nSenator Blunt Rochester: \u201cI understand that you weren\u2019t involved in the tragic DCA midair collision investigation, but that you are fully supportive of the final recommendations, correct?\u201d\n\nMr. Chapman: \u201cThat is correct.\n\nSenator Blunt Rochester: \u201cThank you for confirming that. Can you please identify the most urgent recommendation from the final report in your estimation?\u201d", 1, "2026-06-26T06:29:35Z", "2026-06-26T06:31:46Z"]], "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://www.bluntrochester.senate.gov/news/press-releases/news-senator-blunt-rochester-questions-key-department-of-transportation-and-consumer-safety-nominees/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8334291633218527, "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"}