{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lankford-releases-statement-on-alan-armstrongs-appointment-to-the-us-senate/", "Lankford Releases Statement on Alan Armstrong\u2019s Appointment to the US Senate", "2026-03-24", "2026", "2026-03", "Republican", "Senate", "OK", "James Lankford", "L000575", "www.lankford.senate.gov", "lankford", "https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "page_html", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), senior senator for Oklahoma, released the following statement after Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Oklahoma businessman Alan Armstrong to fill the vacancy created by Senator Markwayne Mullin\u2019s resignation and confirmation to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security, and serve the remainder of the term through the 119th Congress.\n\n\u201cCongratulations to my friend Alan Armstrong on his appointment to serve our state in the United States Senate,\u201d said Lankford. \u201cI am grateful he and his family are willing to sacrifice their time to serve. Markwayne leaves large boots to fill, but with Alan\u2019s strong background in energy and an understanding of what powers our economy, he brings real-world experience at a critical time for the American economy. I look forward to working with him to support Oklahoma workers, strengthen our energy independence, and keep costs low for families.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "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.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lankford-releases-statement-on-alan-armstrongs-appointment-to-the-us-senate/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 5.823145154863596, "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"}