{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/sen-scott-meets-with-pete-hegseth/", "Sen. Scott Meets with\u00a0Pete\u00a0Hegseth", "2024-12-18", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "Senate", "SC", "Tim Scott", "S001184", "www.scott.senate.gov", "timscott", "https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/jsf/jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) met with President-elect Trump\u2019s nominee, Pete Hegseth, to serve as United States Secretary of Defense. Senator Scott issued the following statement after the meeting:\n\n\u201cPete and I share similar concerns about our nation\u2019s security and the direction our military is headed. In order to overcome the challenges and threats our country faces, we need a Department of Defense that embraces innovation and modernization. It was great to sit down to hear more about his dedication to our country, our men and women in uniform, and what is needed for America to once again be a global leader and stand with our allies.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "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.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/sen-scott-meets-with-pete-hegseth/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9575788863003254, "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"}