{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.gardner.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/gardner-statement-on-confirmation-of-kirstjen-nielsen-to-lead-the-department-of-homeland-security", "Gardner Statement on Confirmation of Kirstjen Nielsen to Lead the Department of Homeland Security", "2017-12-05", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Cory Gardner", "G000562", "www.gardner.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) today released the below statement following the Senate\u2019s confirmation of Kirstjen Nielsen to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u201cKirstjen\u00a0Nielsen\u2019s expertise, years in public service, and focus on keeping Americans safe will serve her well as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security,\u201d\u00a0said Gardner.\u00a0\u201cAt a time when we face many threats at home and abroad we must remain vigilant and work together to prevent future attacks. I look forward to working\u00a0with Ms. Nielsen\u00a0to keep Coloradans and Americans safe.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\n###\r\n\u00a0\r\nCory Gardner is a member of the U.S. Senate serving Colorado. He sits on the Energy & Natural Resources Committee, the Foreign Relations Committee, the Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee, and the Budget Committee, and is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy and Subcommittee on Energy\r\n\u00a0\r\n354 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20515\r\n\u00a0\r\n(202) 224-5941", 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.gardner.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/gardner-statement-on-confirmation-of-kirstjen-nielsen-to-lead-the-department-of-homeland-security"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2517386823892593, "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"}