{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://richmond.house.gov/press-release/rep-richmond-applauds-confirmation-loretta-lynch-attorney-general", "Rep. Richmond Applauds Confirmation of Loretta Lynch as Attorney General", "2015-05-06", "2015", "2015-05", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Cedric Richmond", "R000588", "richmond.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC  Today Rep. Richmond (LA-02) issued the following statement regarding the confirmation of U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States:\nI wish to congratulate U.S. Attorney Lynch on todays historic vote. Her confirmation as the first African American female Attorney General is long overdue, but well-deserved. Her intellect, tenacity, and work ethic brought her to this point, and I am certain it will bring her many successes as Attorney General. I look forward to working with her to advance the cause of justice in communities throughout the country, safeguard the right to vote, stymie the incarceration epidemic, and establish a greater level of confidence in our criminal justice system for all Americans\nI salute Attorney General Eric Holder for his stellar service over the past 6 years. During his tenure, he addressed many injustices and laid the foundation for building a better and more equal standard of justice in this country\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://richmond.house.gov/press-release/rep-richmond-applauds-confirmation-loretta-lynch-attorney-general"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2917043641209602, "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"}