{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-congratulates-houston-astros-for-world-series-win", "Senate Passes Cruz-Cornyn Resolution Congratulating Houston Astros for World Series Win", "2022-11-18", "2022", "2022-11", "Republican", "Senate", "TX", "Ted Cruz", "C001098", "www.cruz.senate.gov", "cruz", "https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), joined fellow Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) in leading a resolution to congratulate the Houston Astros for winning the 2022 World Series for Major League Baseball.\n\nSen. Cruz said:\n\n\u201cSupporting my home team, the Houston Astros, has long been one of my favorite pastimes. It was a privilege to witness the Astros secure a World Series victory once again and I am proud to congratulate them on their historic success.\u201d\n\nThe text of the resolution is below:\n\nCongratulating the Houston Astros for winning the 2022 Major League Baseball World Series.\n\nWhereas, on November 5, 2022, the Houston Astros (referred to in this preamble as the \u2018\u2018Astros\u2019\u2019) defeated the National League Champions, the Philadelphia Phillies, by 4 games to 2 to win the 2022 Major League Baseball World Series in 6 games;\n\nWhereas this victory marks the second Major League Base- ball World Series championship for the Astros franchise and their first Major League Baseball World Series championship since 2017;\n\nWhereas, during the 2022 playoffs, the Astros defeated the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners to make their second consecutive Major League Baseball World Series appearance;\n\nWhereas the Astros have won 2 consecutive American League West division titles;\n\nWhereas the Astros exhibited outstanding skill and ability to attain a 106-56 record in the 2022 Major League Base- ball season;\n\nWhereas General Manager of the Astros, James Click, and the front office and the supporting staff of the Astros navigated an exemplary season and made tremendous decisions to assemble the 2022 World Series Champions;\n\nWhereas Manager of the Astros, Dusty Baker, and the coaching staff, clubhouse, and the supporting staff of the Astros managed the 2022 Major League Baseball season, invested in their players, and should be congratulated;\n\nWhereas the Philadelphia Phillies displayed teamwork, competitive spirit, and sportsmanship in the 2022 Major League Baseball World Series as they faced the Astros;\n\nWhereas the entire roster for the Astros of the 2022 season proved to be instrumental in the victory and included \u2014\n\nBryan Abreu;\n\nJose Altuve;\n\nYordan Alvarez;\n\nAlex Bregman;\n\nHunter Brown;\n\nAledmys Diaz;\n\nMauricio Dubon;\n\nLuis Garcia;\n\nYuli Gurriel;\n\nDavid Hensley;\n\nCristian Javier;\n\nMartin Maldonado;\n\nTrey Mancini;\n\nChas McCormick;\n\nLance McCullers Jr.;\n\nRafael Montero;\n\nHector Neris;\n\nJeremy Pena;\n\nRyan Pressly;\n\nWill Smith;\n\nRyne Stanek;\n\nKyle Tucker;\n\nJose Urquidy;\n\nFramber Valdez;\n\nChristian Vazquez;\n\nJustin Verlander;\n\nPedro Baez;\n\nBrandon Bielak;\n\nRonel Blanco;\n\nMichael Brantley;\n\nJason Castro;\n\nYainer Diaz;\n\nNiko Goodrum;\n\nTaylor Jones;\n\nKorey Lee;\n\nSeth Martinez;\n\nJ.J. Matijevic;\n\nPhil Maton;\n\nJake Meyers;\n\nParker Mushinski;\n\nJake Odorizzi;\n\nEnoli Paredes;\n\nJoe Perez;\n\nJose Siri; and\n\nBlake Taylor;\n\nWhereas Jeremy Pena was named Most Valuable Player for the 2022 Major League Baseball World Series;\n\nWhereas the Astros have inspired the people of the city of Houston, Harris County, and Texas and Astros fans across the United States;\n\nWhereas the people of the city of Houston, Harris County, and Texas and Astros fans everywhere are\u2014\n\nproud of the Astros organization;\n\nthankful for the hard work, dedication, and teamwork of the Astros during the 2022 season; and\n\nthankful to the Astros for bringing another World Series victory to the city of Houston; and\n\nWhereas fans of the Astros demonstrated true passion and dedication in supporting their team throughout the 2022 Major League Baseball season: Now, therefore, be it\n\nResolved, That the Senate\u2014\n\ncongratulates the Houston Astros on winning the 2022 Major League Baseball World Series;\n\nrecognizes the achievements, contributions, and dedication of the players, coaches, management, and support staff of the Houston Astros;\n\nrecognizes the hard work and commitment of the staff of Minute Maid Park; and\n\nrespectfully directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to\u2014\n\nthe Chairman of the Astros, Jim Crane;\n\nthe General Manager of the Astros, James Click; and\n\nthe Manager of the Astros, Dusty Baker.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"]], "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.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-congratulates-houston-astros-for-world-series-win"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.401964109390974, "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"}