{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-statement-on-president-elects-nominee-for-secretary-of-energy", "Wyden Statement on President-elect\u2019s Nominee for Secretary of Energy", "2016-12-14", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "OR", "Ron Wyden", "W000779", "www.wyden.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Wednesday, December 14, 2016\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s decision to nominate Texas Gov. Rick Perry to lead the U.S. Department of Energy:\r\n\u201cGov. Rick Perry campaigned on a promise to eliminate the department he is now being nominated to run. I will be asking Gov. Perry how he plans to continue fulfilling the Energy Department\u2019s crucial role in creating good-paying energy jobs \u2013 which include clean, renewable energy jobs \u2013 and how he will continue to pursue all types of energy production and development. \r\n\u201cThe person at the helm of the U.S. Department of Energy cannot simply shill for Big Oil and ignore the fact that part of protecting our country means facing head-on the very real challenge of climate change by working toward a low-carbon economy.\r\n\u201cI will also be asking him about how he plans to address the dangerous and decades-long challenge of cleaning up toxic nuclear waste at the Hanford Reservation Site in Washington State, while meeting the department\u2019s obligations to protect its workers and the citizens of the Pacific Northwest. Given that more than half of the Energy Department\u2019s budget is devoted to our nuclear arsenal and cleanup, it\u2019s important that the Secretary of Energy understands this highly technical area that is so vital to Americans\u2019 security.\u201d\r\nWyden is the former chair of and a senior Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, where the Energy Secretary nomination hearing will be held.\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.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-statement-on-president-elects-nominee-for-secretary-of-energy"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3954360038042068, "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"}