{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.inhofe.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/inhofe-statement-on-elaine-chao-for-secretary-of-transportation", "Inhofe Statement on Elaine Chao for Secretary of Transportation", "2016-11-29", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "OK", "James Inhofe", "I000024", "www.inhofe.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Inhofe Statement on Elaine Chao for Secretary of Transportation\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTuesday, November 29, 2016\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\nWASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Sen Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today released a statement in support of President-elect Trump's announcement of his intention to nominate Elaine Chao to be secretary of transportation.\r\n\u201cBy selecting Elaine Chao as his choice for secretary of transportation, President-elect Trump confirms his interest in addressing our nation\u2019s infrastructure needs head on,\u201d Inhofe said. \u201cChao is a fantastic pick for this role; she is ambitious and her prior cabinet experience will no doubt help her accomplish the goals the President-elect has set.\u00a0I have known Elaine for many decades as a dedicated civil servant, a talented negotiator and have no doubt she will again prove to be a highly effective asset to the executive branch. I look forward to working with her on critical infrastructure issues again.", 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.inhofe.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/inhofe-statement-on-elaine-chao-for-secretary-of-transportation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5144916251301765, "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"}