{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hirono.senate.gov/press-releases/senator-hirono-to-expand-senate-reach-next-year-serving-on-5-committees-covering-broad-range-of-hawaii-priorities", "SENATOR HIRONO TO EXPAND SENATE REACH NEXT YEAR, SERVING ON 5 COMMITTEES COVERING BROAD RANGE OF HAWAII PRIORITIES", "2014-12-12", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "HI", "Mazie Hirono", "H001042", "www.hirono.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "SENATOR HIRONO TO EXPAND SENATE REACH NEXT YEAR, SERVING ON 5 COMMITTEES COVERING BROAD RANGE OF HAWAII PRIORITIES\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tHirono to Sit on Senate Committees on Armed Services, Veterans\u2019 Affairs, Energy and Natural Resources, Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFriday, December 12, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Senator Mazie K. Hirono today announced she will continue her work on the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans\u2019 Affairs during the 114th Congress. In addition, Senator Hirono has been assigned to three new committees; the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.\r\n\u201cI look forward to building on our work to support our\u00a0servicemembers, veterans and their families,\u201d\u00a0said Senator Hirono. \"Maintaining a strong military presence in Hawaii will continue to be critical to our national security and economy in state,\u00a0while also serving as a key component\u00a0to our nation\u2019s rebalance to the Asia-Pacific.\u201d\r\n\u201cMy new committee assignments are well-balanced and involve top priorities for Hawaii, including shaping\u00a0policies that secure clean energy, protection of the environment and\u00a0boosting small business opportunities that create jobs that will help us achieve a sustainable future for Hawaii.\u201d\r\nSenate committee assignments will be made official in January 2015.", 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.hirono.senate.gov/press-releases/senator-hirono-to-expand-senate-reach-next-year-serving-on-5-committees-covering-broad-range-of-hawaii-priorities"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8679588101804256, "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"}