{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/mccaskill-speaks-to-incoming-university-of-missouri-system-president", "McCaskill Speaks to Incoming University of Missouri System President", "2016-12-06", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "MO", "Claire McCaskill", "M001170", "www.mccaskill.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McCaskill Speaks to Incoming University of Missouri System President \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Senator welcomes President-designate Mun Choi to University of Missouri \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTuesday, December 6, 2016\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill spoke with incoming University of Missouri President Mun Choi during an introductory phone call, welcoming him to the University of Missouri system and discussing areas to work together on behalf of students.\r\n\u201cI was glad to have the opportunity to get to know Dr. Choi better,\u201d said McCaskill, a graduate of the University of Missouri. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to working together on our shared priorities to continue the University of Missouri\u2019s long tradition of excellence for its students, faculty, and staff.\u201d\r\nMcCaskill has been a longtime advocate for Missouri students, recently working with the University of Missouri and the Obama Administration to ensure graduate teaching assistants were able to keep their health benefits under the Affordable Care Act. Additionally, McCaskill introduced the Campus Accountability and Safety Act to combat sexual assault on college and university campuses by protecting and empowering students, strengthening accountability and transparency for institutions, and holding perpetrators accountable. The legislation is informed by feedback McCaskill heard when she\u00a0traveled\u00a0across Missouri, visiting 10 different campuses and speaking with representatives from nearly 50 colleges and universities, including the University of Missouri.\r\nDr. Choi currently serves as provost and executive vice president at the University of Connecticut. He will succeed Interim President Michael Middleton on March 1, 2017 as the 24th president of the University of Missouri System.\r\nVisit mccaskill.senate.gov/education to learn more about McCaskill\u2019s fight to educate young Missourians.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 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/news-releases/mccaskill-speaks-to-incoming-university-of-missouri-system-president"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5634573064744473, "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"}