{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-statement-senate-confirmation-anthony-foxx-us-transportation-secretary", "Clyburn Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Anthony Foxx As U.S. Transportation Secretary", "2013-06-27", "2013", "2013-06", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON -- \u00a0U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn released the following statement on today\u2019s confirmation of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation:\n\u201cI applaud the Senate\u2019s unanimous vote to confirm Mayor Foxx as our new U.S. Transportation Secretary.\u00a0\u00a0\n\u201cAnthony Foxx is one of America\u2019s dynamic young leaders.\u00a0 The first African American student body president at Davidson College before earning his law degree from New York University School of Law, Mr. Foxx was elected Charlotte\u2019s youngest mayor in 2009 after serving two terms on the City Council as an at-large representative.\u00a0 He previously served as an attorney in private practice, a trial attorney for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and as staff counsel to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary.\u00a0\n\u201cMr. Foxx distinguished himself as an outstanding mayor.\u00a0 During his tenure, Mayor Foxx worked effectively to strengthen and diversify the city\u2019s economy, create jobs, and improve the quality of life for the people of Charlotte by developing transportation infrastructure and helping small businesses expand and thrive.\u00a0 Mayor Foxx also improved collaboration between local, state, and federal officials to deliver essential services to the city as Charlotte hosted the highly successful 2012 Democratic National Convention where delegates re-nominated President Barack Obama for his second term.\n\u201cI have every confidence that Secretary Foxx will do a great job at the Department of Transportation to develop our nation\u2019s infrastructure to create jobs and lay the foundation for continued economic growth and progress for the years to come.\u00a0 The Carolinas take pride today in the elevation of this favorite son to this important position of leadership for our country.\u201d", 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": ["http://clyburn.house.gov/press-release/clyburn-statement-senate-confirmation-anthony-foxx-us-transportation-secretary"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.830814940854907, "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"}