{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/video-cornyn-praises-trumps-energy-and-environment-nominees/", "VIDEO: Cornyn Praises Trump\u2019s Energy and Environment Nominees", "2024-12-03", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "Senate", "TX", "John Cornyn", "C001056", "www.cornyn.senate.gov", "cornyn", "https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) praised President Trump\u2019s energy and environment nominees and discussed the importance of unleashing Texas\u2019 energy sector to provide affordable, reliable, and secure energy nationwide. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn\u2019s remarks are below, and video can be found here.\n\n\u201cIt should be no surprise to the Biden administration that Texans voted against a president who prioritized keeping radical climate activists happy at the expense of average Americans.\u201d\n\n\u201cWith President Trump at the helm, I have no doubt that Texans will be able to breathe a sigh of relief when it comes to their energy needs.\u201d\n\n\u201cChris Wright, who the President has tapped to lead his Department of Energy, will bring a wealth of experience in the oil and gas sector.\u201d\n\n\u201cI also look forward to working with former Congressman Lee Zeldin, who the President has chosen to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.\u201d\n\n\u201cAnd then there\u2019s the former Governor of North Dakota, Doug Burgum, an outstanding choice lead the Department of the Interior.\u201d\n\n\u201cI look forward to working with President Trump\u2019s team, and I\u2019m confident that together we can put the full force of the Texas energy sector back on display and, once again, unleash affordable, reliable, and secure energy right here in America.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "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.cornyn.senate.gov/news/video-cornyn-praises-trumps-energy-and-environment-nominees/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6087270341813564, "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"}