{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/latest-headlines/missouris-blunt-gets-spot-on-intelligence-committee-mccaskill-named-top-democrat-on-aging-panel", "Missouri’s Blunt gets spot on Intelligence Committee, McCaskill named top Democrat on Aging panel", "2014-12-15", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "MO", "Claire McCaskill", "M001170", "www.mccaskill.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON -\u00a0Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri on Monday landed a spot on the secretive Senate committee that oversees the nation\u2019s intelligence agencies.\r\nBlunt will give up his seat on the Senate\u2019s Armed Services committee, but will remain on the committees on appropriations, commerce and rules. Blunt also serves on the defense appropriations subcommittee.\r\n\u201cI\u2019m pleased to rejoin the Senate Intelligence Committee at a time when the nation continues to face real threats from enemies who wish us harm,\u201d said Blunt, who previously was a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2011 and 2012.\r\n\u201cI look forward to building on my experience working on these issues in the House and Senate,\u201d he said. \u201cI also plan to stay fully engaged in the discussion surrounding the relocation of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and working to ensure that facility stays in Missouri.\u201d\r\nBlunt\u2019s fellow senator from Missouri, Democrat Claire McCaskill, was named to the top Democratic position on the Senate\u2019s Special Committee on Aging.\r\nDemocrats\u2019 loss of Senate control means that McCaskill will step down from the leadership of two subcommittees on consumer protection and financial oversight. But she indicated in a statement Monday that the new assignment as ranking Democrat on the Aging committee will enable her to continue to fight consumer scams, many of which target seniors.\r\n\u201cI\u2019m eager to continue our work to protect consumers and seniors, to make sure Congress is living up to the promises we\u2019ve made to them, and to help ensure their government is working for them,\u201d McCaskill said.\r\n  Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article4502201.html#storylink=cpy", 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.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/latest-headlines/missouris-blunt-gets-spot-on-intelligence-committee-mccaskill-named-top-democrat-on-aging-panel"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.636275090277195, "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"}