{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.gallego.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senate-passes-gallego-resolution-honoring-life-and-legacy-of-senator-jon-kyl/", "Senate Passes Gallego Resolution Honoring Life and Legacy of Senator Jon Kyl", "2026-09-25", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "AZ", "Ruben Gallego", "G000574", "www.gallego.senate.gov", "gallego", "https://www.gallego.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 This week, the Senate passed Senator Ruben Gallego\u2019s (D-AZ)bipartisan resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the late former Arizona Senator Jon Kyl. Gallego introduced the resolution alongside Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Mitch McConnell (R-KY), with every member of the Senate co-sponsoring the resolution.\n\nThe resolution recognizes Kyl\u2019s decades of public service to Arizona and the country, including his work on water policy, crime victims\u2019 rights, national security, defense, and intelligence. Kyl represented Arizona for four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives before serving three terms in the U.S. Senate, where he rose to serve in party leadership. Following the death of Senator John McCain in 2018, Kyl returned to the Senate to once again represent Arizona.\n\n\u201cFormer Arizona Senator Jon Kyl was a great man that put the needs of Arizonans at the center of his career. He never wavered in the fight for Arizona\u2019s water future, including securing one our country\u2019s largest tribal water rights settlements,\u201d said Senator Gallego. \u201cHe deserves recognition for his almost 30 years in Congress and his ability to work across the aisle for the good of all Americans.\u201d\n\n\u201cSenator Kyl served Arizona with distinction in Congress for nearly three decades. His landmark work securing historic Tribal water settlements shaped our state in ways that will last for generations. He was a true public servant who loved Arizona, and his legacy will endure.\u201d said Senator Kelly.\n\n\u201cSenator Kyl was a strong voice on America\u2019s global leadership and a strong leader in our Republican conference. I appreciated his friendship and the opportunity to work alongside him in the Senate, including on the Finance and Judiciary Committees. He had strong Iowa roots, too, growing up in Bloomfield while his father represented Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives. Our bipartisan resolution honors his life of service as we all continue to pray for his family,\u201d said Senator Grassley.\n\n\u201cToday we honor my dear friend, Jon Kyl, whose decades of principled leadership and devoted public service leave an enduring legacy in Arizona and across our country. When Arizona needed him once again following John\u2019s passing, Jon answered the call\u2014a reflection of his deep commitment to the state he served so faithfully. Arizona has lost one of its finest public servants, but Jon\u2019s legacy of integrity, leadership, and service will continue to inspire generations to come,\u201d said Ambassador Cindy McCain.\n\nAfter leaving elected office, Kyl continued his public service, including as vice chair of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States. His legacy in Arizona continues through the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University\u2019s Morrison Institute for Public Policy and the Kyl Institute for National Security at the University of Arizona.", 1, "2026-09-26T09:43:57Z", "2026-09-26T09:44:55Z"]], "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.gallego.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senate-passes-gallego-resolution-honoring-life-and-legacy-of-senator-jon-kyl/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3319822028279305, "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"}