{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://lamarsmith.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/smith-statement-on-appointment-of-rick-perry-to-secretary-of-energy", "Smith Statement on Appointment of Rick Perry to Secretary of Energy", "2016-12-14", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Lamar Smith", "S000583", "lamarsmith.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the following statement today after President-elect Donald J. Trump announced former Texas Governor Rick Perry will lead the Department of Energy.\nChairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas): \u201cRick Perry is an excellent choice to lead our nation\u2019s Energy Department. He is a champion of energy development. As a former governor of Texas, Rick Perry has in-depth experience running a state with an economy that ranks 11th in the world.\u00a0 Texas is an \u2018all of the above\u2019 energy state and is the largest producer of oil and gas in the country as well as the largest producer of wind energy.\u00a0 The Science Committee that I chair has jurisdiction over the Energy Department\u2019s research and development budget of $10 billion. I look forward to working with the former governor and the Trump administration to develop less costly energy for the American people and to advance the Department\u2019s core scientific missions.\u201d\n###\nStatement is also viewable on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee website here.", 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://lamarsmith.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/smith-statement-on-appointment-of-rick-perry-to-secretary-of-energy"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.6056719943881035, "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"}