{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/release_full.cfm?id=356547", "McConnell Selects Crapo to Lead\r\nCommittee on Committees", "2014-11-14", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Michael Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "November 14, 2014\n\t\t\t McConnell Selects Crapo to LeadCommittee on Committees \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\nWASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has selected Idaho Senator Mike Crapo to chair the Senate Republicans' Committee on Committees, the panel responsible for committee assignments during the 114\r\nth Congress.\u00a0The assignment marks the sixth consecutive congressional two-year term that Senate leadership has asked Crapo to chair negotiations among his Republican peers in the Senate.\r\n\u00a0\r\n\"Mike is a trusted advisor and has the respect of his colleagues,\" McConnell said.\u00a0\"He has a proven track record and the entire Republican conference is honored to have him once again leading our negotiations on committee assignments.\"\r\n\u00a0\r\nThe Committee on Committees negotiates the process of assigning Republican senators to committees.\u00a0After general elections, Senate party leaders negotiate the ratios on standing committees.\u00a0Crapo will provide leadership in the negotiations surrounding subsequent committee assignments.\r\n\u00a0\r\n\"I appreciate the honor and trust represented by this appointment. Partnering with Senate Republican Leader McConnell, I look forward to working to ensure my colleagues have the best possible opportunities to make a mark on the important agenda of the 114th Congress. With so many critical decisions facing the next Congress, our expanded conference has a lot of work ahead of it to meet the needs of the American people,\" Crapo said.\r\n\u00a0\r\nSenator Tim Scott (R-SC) will be assisting in the committee selection process in the 114\r\nth Congress.\r\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 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.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/release_full.cfm?id=356547"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2215198948979378, "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"}