{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-todd-blanches-nomination-to-be-attorney-general", "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Todd Blanche\u2019s Nomination to be Attorney General", "2026-08-04", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "IA", "Chuck Grassley", "G000386", "www.grassley.senate.gov", "grassley", "https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination to be U.S. Attorney General, by a vote of 12-10.\n\n\u201cTodd Blanche\u2019s Justice Department has reprioritized the safety of Americans after the Biden administration opened the borders to violent criminals and turned a blind eye to the heinous crimes that were happening around the country\u2026 Today, I\u2019m not only voting to advance Todd Blanche\u2019s nomination. I\u2019m voting for the safety of the American people,\u201d Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said.\n\nBlanche\u2019s nomination is supported by over 670,000 law enforcement officers, 300 Angel Families and more than 100 bipartisan U.S. Attorneys and DOJ officials spanning eight administrations. Under his leadership at the Department of Justice, the United States\u2019 homicide rate has fallen to its lowest level in over 125 years, and every major violent crime category has dropped below pre-pandemic levels.\n\nWatch the executive business meeting HERE. Read Grassley\u2019s opening statement HERE.", 1, "2026-08-05T07:37:37Z", "2026-08-05T07:38:44Z"]], "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/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-todd-blanches-nomination-to-be-attorney-general"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5781992115080357, "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"}