{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/us-senator-susan-collins-statement-president-elect-trumps-nomination-attorney-general", "U.S. Senator Susan Collins' Statement on President-Elect Trump's Nomination for Attorney General", "2016-11-18", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "ME", "Susan Collins", "C001035", "www.collins.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Newsroom \n                \n    \n    \n      \n      \n  \n        \n                         U.S. Senator Susan Collins' Statement on President-Elect Trump's Nomination for Attorney General \n                   \n      \n                              \n  \n    \n        \n      Posted Fri, 11/18/2016 - 16:09    \n    \n    \n    \n  Washington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement regarding President-elect Donald Trump's intention to nominate Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) for United States Attorney General:\n\"Senator Jeff Sessions and I came to the Senate the same year, so I have known him for nearly 20 years. He is an individual who works hard, believes in public service, and acts with integrity. As a former U.S. Attorney and former Alabama Attorney General, Senator Sessions is well qualified and would serve our country well as United States Attorney General.\"", 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.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/us-senator-susan-collins-statement-president-elect-trumps-nomination-attorney-general"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4404798857867718, "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"}