{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2024/12/sen-rick-scott-meets-with-secretary-of-defense-nominee-pete-hegseth", "Sen. Rick Scott Meets with Secretary of Defense Nominee Pete Hegseth", "2024-12-05", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "Senate", "FL", "Rick Scott", "S001217", "www.rickscott.senate.gov", "rickscott", "https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/press-releases/", "page_html", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Senator Rick Scott met with Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth to support his nomination to the position by President Donald Trump.\n\nSenator Rick Scott said, \u201cI\u2019ve been talking to Pete since his nomination, and I think he\u2019ll do a great job. He\u2019s a decorated combat veteran and a great pick to run the Department of Defense. I am really appreciative of anyone that\u2019s willing to put on the uniform and risk their life to defend our freedoms. Pete understands the mission and what is needed to advance President Trump\u2019s agenda and reform the DoD to make America\u2019s military the world\u2019s most lethal fighting force. He understands the sacrifice our military and their families make because he\u2019s been to war, led his fellow servicemen and women in combat, and knows individuals who have lost their life or been gravely injured defending our nation. Pete knows how to hold people accountable, make sure we promote based on meritocracy, and get rid of the broken, woke policies implemented by the Biden administration. He has my full support and I look forward to voting to confirm him as Secretary of Defense.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-03-30T11:08:25Z"]], "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.rickscott.senate.gov/2024/12/sen-rick-scott-meets-with-secretary-of-defense-nominee-pete-hegseth"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6966120563447475, "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"}