{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://paulryan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398180", "Chairman-elect Ryan Announces Staff Directors of Ways and Means Subcommittees", "2014-12-15", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Paul Ryan", "R000570", "paulryan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Chairman-elect Ryan Announces Staff Directors of Ways and Means Subcommittees \r\n   \r\n    \r\n       \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        \r\n        December 15, 2014\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n      \r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, incoming chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) named six veteran aides to be the staff directors of the House Ways and Means subcommittees. They will begin their service at the start of the 114th Congress.\u00a0\r\n\r\nRyan named the following individuals as Ways and Means subcommittee staff directors:\u00a0\r\n\r\nMatt Hoffmann, Staff Director\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubcommittee on Health\r\nMatt Weidinger, Staff Director\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubcommittee on Human Resources\r\nMark Epley, General Counsel & Staff Director\t\t\t\tSubcommittee on Oversight\r\nGeorge A. Callas, Chief Tax Counsel & Staff Director\t\tSubcommittee on Select Revenue Measures\r\nTed McCann, Staff Director\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubcommittee on Social Security\r\nAngela Ellard, Chief Trade Counsel & Staff Director\t\tSubcommittee on Trade\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nContact:\u00a0Kevin Seifert,\u00a0Kevin.Seifert@mail.house.gov, 202-225-3031\r\n\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 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://paulryan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398180"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5358689706772566, "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"}