{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://harris.house.gov/press-release/congressman-harris-appointed-key-appropriations-subcommittees", "Congressman Harris Appointed to Key Appropriations Subcommittees", "2015-01-15", "2015", "2015-01", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC: This week, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) was appointed to two important new subcommittees on the House Committee on Appropriations. Congressman Harris was appointed to the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and the Subcommittee on Homeland Security.\n\u201cMy primary responsibility will continue to be working to control government spending and put our nation back on a path toward fiscal responsibility. I plan to use my new position on the agriculture subcommittee to ensure the agriculture economy in the First District remains strong,\u201d said Harris.\u00a0 \u201cOn the Homeland Security Subcommittee, I will work to protect our nation at home from enemies who want to do us harm, while protecting our personal liberties.\u201d\nCongressman Harris will continue to serve on the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.\u00a0 Congressman Harris has used his position on that subcommittee, and background as a physician and medical researcher, to work to speed up the process of finding cures to diseases like Alzheimer\u2019s, Parkinson\u2019s, and cancer.\nFor more information on the issues each subcommittee covers, visit the websites below:\nSubcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies\nSubcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies\nSubcommittee on Homeland Security\n\u00a0\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": ["http://harris.house.gov/press-release/congressman-harris-appointed-key-appropriations-subcommittees"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6407927721738815, "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"}