{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/finance-committee-advances-hhs-irs-and-us-tax-court-nominations", "Finance Committee Advances HHS, IRS and U.S. Tax Court Nominations", "2026-09-24", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "ID", "Mike Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", "crapo", "https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2014The U.S. Senate Finance Committee advanced the nominations of Gerard \u201cChris\u201d Klomp to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a vote of 15-12, James \u201cJim\u201d Gadwood to be Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury by a vote of 14-13, Ge Bai to be Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation (ASPE) at HHS by a vote of 14-13, and Andrew De Mello to be a Judge on the U.S. Tax Court by a vote of 14-13.\n\nFollowing the vote, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below:\n\n\u201cI commend the Committee\u2019s action and congratulate each nominee.\n\n\u201cDuring last week\u2019s hearing, Mr. Klomp emphasized the importance of effective leadership and operational excellence at the Department of Health and Human Services. I appreciated his commitment to empower HHS\u2019s talented workforce to address the pressing health challenges facing our country.\n\n\u201cMr. Gadwood discussed the important responsibility of the IRS Chief Counsel to provide taxpayers with timely guidance, clear and principled legal advice and effective representation of the Internal Revenue Service.\n\n\u201cDr. Bai\u2019s focus on sound research and analysis will improve the value Americans receive from our health care system.\n\n\u201cMr. De Mello\u2019s experience as Acting Chief Counsel at the Internal Revenue Service has prepared him to apply the law fairly and impartially on the U.S. Tax Court.\n\n\u201cI am confident in each nominee\u2019s qualifications and look forward to their confirmation by the full Senate.\u201d\n\nExecutive session information can be found HERE.\n\nRead Chairman Crapo\u2019s full statement at the nomination hearing HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-25T10:04:52Z", "2026-09-25T10:05:46Z"]], "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.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/finance-committee-advances-hhs-irs-and-us-tax-court-nominations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4319270849227905, "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"}