{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=6397d336-a4e2-4e03-89fa-762d54bb25ca", "STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON ARIZONA STATE SENATOR CARLYLE BEGAY JOINING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY", "2015-11-23", "2015", "2015-11", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "John McCain", "M000303", "www.mccain.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement on Arizona State Senator Carlyle Begays announcement that he is switching parties and joining the Arizona Republican Party:\r\nI am very proud to welcome my friend State Senator Carlyle Begay to the Republican Party. A member of the Navajo Nation, Carlyle has been a leading voice for increasing economic development and educational opportunities throughout the rural and tribal communities of the 7th District. In particular, I have appreciated the opportunity to work with Carlyle to demand the EPA be held accountable for the Gold King Mine disaster, which has impacted so many in his district.\r\nAs a lifelong Republican, I have always valued our Party's ability to bring people from all walks of life together around shared values and a common purpose. I couldn't be happier to welcome Senator Begay to join our efforts to advance a stronger, safer, and more prosperous Arizona.\r\n###", 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.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=6397d336-a4e2-4e03-89fa-762d54bb25ca"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7383932135999203, "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"}