{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-applauds-confirmation-of-mark-esper-for-secretary-of-defense", "Cotton Applauds Confirmation of Mark Esper for Secretary of Defense", "2019-07-23", "2019", "2019-07", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "Tom Cotton", "C001095", "www.cotton.senate.gov", "cotton", "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353\n\nWashington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement applauding the confirmation of Mark Esper as the Secretary of Defense:\n\n\"Mark Esper once risked his life on the battlefield as a member of the famed 101st Airborne Division, earning the Bronze Star. He went on to a successful career in and out of government, where he shaped American defense policy with remarkable skill and effectiveness. Mark has devoted his life to public service. I have no doubt he'll serve with honor again as Secretary of Defense.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:32:25Z"]], "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.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-applauds-confirmation-of-mark-esper-for-secretary-of-defense"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7479763589799404, "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"}