{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-us-naval-academy-selects-marion-student", "Grassley: U.S. Naval Academy Selects Marion Student", "2016-12-22", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Charles Grassley", "G000386", "www.grassley.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today that Carter Andrew Lorenz of Marion has received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., for the 2017-2018 school year.  \u00a0  Lorenz is the son of David and Leslie Lorenz of Marion.\u00a0 He will graduate in May from Linn-Mar High School.\u00a0 Lorenz has participated in cross country, swimming and track and field.\u00a0 He is a member of the National Honor Society, student council, student advisory council and National Council on Youth Leadership.\u00a0 He is also a swim instructor at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center.  \u00a0  \u201cStudents work very hard to earn this kind of opportunity.\u00a0 Admission to the service academies is highly competitive and a great honor,\u201d Grassley said.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI wish Carter well and thank him for his commitment to serve our nation.\u201d  \u00a0  Lorenz was among the 34 Iowans Grassley nominated this year for appointments to the U.S. service academies.\u00a0 Upon receiving an appointment, the student then decides whether to attend the academy.\u00a0 Information about seeking nominations can be found on Grassley\u2019s website.  \u00a0  For more than 200 years, these academies have educated and trained individuals to lead and command the U.S. armed forces.-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-us-naval-academy-selects-marion-student"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5066631603986025, "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"}