{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-sets-hearing-date-attorney-general-nominee", "Grassley Sets Hearing Date for Attorney General Nominee", "2016-12-09", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Charles Grassley", "G000386", "www.grassley.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON\u2014The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley, today announced that the hearing for Attorney General nominee, Senator Jeff Sessions, will be held on January 10-11, 2017.Sessions returned the committee questionnaire today, and after speaking with incoming Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, Grassley scheduled the hearings consistent with historical practice.\u201cI appreciate Senator Sessions\u2019 prompt response.\u00a0 We will begin reviewing his questionnaire and going through the documents so we\u2019re ready to hold a fair and thorough hearing on Jan. 10,\u201d Grassley said.\u00a0 \u201cWe all know Senator Sessions to be an honorable man who has held public office for more than 20 years.\u00a0 I look forward to hearing from him next month.\u201dThe hearings for the last four Attorneys General lasted one to two days with anywhere from three to nine outside witnesses testifying at each.\u00a0 The hearing for the nominee for Attorney General for every new president dating back to President Dwight Eisenhower has been held before the Presidential Inauguration, with the exception of President George H.W. Bush who retained President Ronald Reagan's Attorney General who had been confirmed five months earlier. Attorney General Eric Holder\u2019s hearing was held the week prior to President Barack Obama\u2019s inauguration, 31 days after the committee received his questionnaire.\u00a0 Sessions' hearing will occur 32 days after he returned his questionnaire, affording adequate time for committee members to prepare for the hearing.Grassley sent the questionnaire to Sessions on November 22, four days after \u200ePresident-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate him.\u00a0 Sessions returned his questionnaire to the committee a week earlier than former Attorney General Holder, who returned his questionnaire to the Committee on December 15.\u00a0 The questionnaire and other documents will be available on the Judiciary Committee website. \u00a0\u00a0-30-", 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.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-sets-hearing-date-attorney-general-nominee"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4997529797255993, "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"}