{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=ca10c9dd-39c8-4483-98ce-1c87fbd87552", "COCHRAN OPPOSES DEMOCRATS\u2019 \u201cNUCLEAR OPTION\u201d", "2013-11-21", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Thad Cochran", "C000567", "www.cochran.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding his strong opposition to the Senate Democratic majority\u2019s decision to implement the so-called \u201cnuclear option\u201d to limit the rights of the minority in the consideration of the President\u2019s nominees.\r\n\u201cThe Democratic majority\u2019s action to overturn nearly 225 years of precedent will transform how the United States Senate conducts its business, and not for the better.\u00a0 Allowing a simple majority to end debate is a mistake and greatly diminishes the Senate\u2019s responsibility to provide advice and consent as set out in the Constitution.\u00a0 The Senate was never intended to operate like the House of Representatives or to serve as a rubber stamp for any President.\u00a0 This historic institution and the American people have lost something very important and special.\u201d\r\nLINK:  \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Cochran\u2019s December 2012 \u201cNuclear Option\u201d statement: http://1.usa.gov/17QzT0c\r\n\u00a0\r\n###", 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://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=ca10c9dd-39c8-4483-98ce-1c87fbd87552"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8146939799189568, "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"}