{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://rokita.house.gov/press-release/rep-rokita-statement-nomination-dr-tom-price-hhs-secretary", "REP. ROKITA STATEMENT ON NOMINATION OF DR. TOM PRICE FOR HHS SECRETARY", "2016-11-29", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Todd Rokita", "R000592", "rokita.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  \n\tCONTACT: 202-225-5037  \n\tNovember 29, 2016\n REP. ROKITA STATEMENT ON NOMINATION OF DR. TOM PRICE\u00a0FOR HHS SECRETARYThe nomination of Dr. Price is a huge win for the American People \n\u00a0\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. Todd Rokita released the following statement after President-elect Trump announced the nomination of Dr. Tom Price for the Secretary of Health and Human Services position.\n\"I want to congratulate my friend and colleague Dr. Tom Price on his nomination for Health and Human Services Secretary.\n\"Dr. Price\u2019s career as a medical practitioner and as the Chairman of the House Budget Committee make him uniquely qualified for this position.\u00a0 As the architect of the Republican alternative to Obamacare, Dr. Price is now in a position to help President-elect Trump replace Obamacare with a patient centered plan.\u00a0 The nomination of Dr. Price is a huge win for the American people.\"\nAs Vice Chair of Budget Committee, Rep. Rokita intimately knows the inner workings of the budget process and the Committee\u2019s members, and has worked hand in glove with Dr. Price during his Chairmanship, as well as working with Speaker Ryan during his tenure as Budget Committee Chairman.\u00a0 Rep. Rokita has been a member of the Budget Committee since joining Congress in 2011.\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://rokita.house.gov/press-release/rep-rokita-statement-nomination-dr-tom-price-hhs-secretary"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.5757969599217176, "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"}