{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-statement-on-meeting-with-attorney-general-nominee-pam-bondi", "Grassley Statement on Meeting with Attorney General Nominee Pam Bondi", "2024-12-02", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IA", "Chuck Grassley", "G000386", "www.grassley.senate.gov", "grassley", "https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), incoming Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement regarding his meeting today with Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s nominee to be the next Attorney General.\n\n\u201cPam Bondi is a well-qualified nominee with an impressive legal career, including eight years as Attorney General of the State of Florida and nearly two decades spent as a prosecutor. Bondi is prepared to refocus the Justice Department (DOJ)\u2019s attention where it ought to be: on enforcing the law and protecting Americans\u2019 safety.\n\n\u201cIn my years conducting oversight of government weaponization and abuse, I\u2019ve found that the Justice Department is often the first to stand in Congress\u2019 way when it\u2019s seeking answers. It\u2019s time the DOJ prioritize transparency and recommit itself to blind justice, unlike what we\u2019ve seen over the last four years. To achieve this, Bondi will need to show unfailing support for whistleblowers, demonstrate respect for the DOJ Office of Inspector General\u2019s independent oversight and commit to working with Congress to shed light on the Biden administration\u2019s weaponization of the DOJ.\n\n\u201cThe Judiciary Committee will move swiftly to consider her nomination when the 119th Congress convenes in January.\u201d\n\nDownload photos HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "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.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-statement-on-meeting-with-attorney-general-nominee-pam-bondi"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7640518490225077, "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"}