{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://paulsen.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=1906", "Paulsen Statement on the Nomination of Justice Stras to Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals", "2017-09-06", "2017", "2017-09", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Erik Paulsen", "P000594", "paulsen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 Congressman Paulsen (MN-03) released the following statement regarding the decision by Minnesota\u2019s senators not to move forward with Supreme Court Justice David Stras\u2019s hearing for his nomination to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals:\r\n\r\n\t\u201cMinnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras is well-respected, has strong bipartisan support, and the highest rating from the American Bar Association,\u201d said Congressman Paulsen.\u00a0\u201cI'm disappointed that both Senator Franken and Senator Klobuchar announced they will deny Justice Stras a fair hearing, putting partisanship ahead of an opportunity to put one of Minnesota's strongest legal minds on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tLast month, Congressman Paulsen wrote an op-ed in the Star Tribune urging Senators Franken and Klobuchar to move forward with Justice Stras\u2019s hearing, highlighting his impressive legal career and support from across party lines. The op-ed can be read here.\r\n\r\n\tCongressman Paulsen, a champion of small business and advocate of free enterprise, entrepreneurship, and innovation, serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, the bicameral Joint Economic Committee, and is co-chair of the Congressional Medical Technology Caucus.\r\n\r\n\tFor more information on Congressman Paulsen\u2019s work in Congress visit\u00a0paulsen.house.gov.\u00a0\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://paulsen.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=1906"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7515319157391787, "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"}