{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=13&itemid=1803", "Grijalva Endorsed by 180+ Organizations for Ranking Member on Natural Resources", "2014-11-18", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Ra\u00fal Grijalva", "G000551", "grijalva.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Ra\u00fal Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement thanking more than 180 conservation, labor, Latino, progressive and religious groups for jointly sending a letter to Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi endorsing him for Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee:\r\n\r\n\t\u201cI want to thank everyone involved in this grass roots effort to support my bid for Ranking Member on the Natural Resources Committee,\u201d said Rep. Grijalva. \u201cYour voices are crucial to the policy debates that await us in the 114th Congress, and I\u2019m grateful to have your support.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tThe letter states in part:\r\n \r\n\t\r\n\t\tA longtime supporter of conservation, Rep. Grijalva has been recognized by members of the House as a champion of core issues critically important to Latino, Native American, Western and progressive communities. When fighting for these cornerstone Democratic Party causes, Rep. Grijalva is known for his fair and open leadership that has earned respect within the committee on both sides of the aisle. We believe Rep. Grijalva will bring to the position of Ranking Member the positive and collaborative approach needed to find solutions to\u2026critical environmental issues.\r\n \r\n\r\n\t\u201cThe diversity of this coalition reflects the fact that we all have a stake in environmental protections, and we all face the consequences if opponents manage to undermine them,\u201d Rep. Grijalva continued. \u201cSo many of these benchmark laws took generations to achieve \u2013 it is only fitting that Democrats have a leader as committed to protecting them as Republicans are to cutting them down. I will live up to that challenge, and partner with anyone willing work in good faith to keep Americans healthy and our natural treasures secure.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tThe full text of the letter endorsing Rep. Grijalva can be viewed here.\r\n\r\n\t###", 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://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=13&itemid=1803"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8681002072989941, "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"}