{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://sablan.house.gov/press-release/senate-committee-okays-kiaaina-insular-areas-assistant-secretary", "Senate committee okays Kia'aina for Insular Areas Assistant Secretary", "2013-12-19", "2013", "2013-12", "Independent", "Senate", "MP", "Gregorio Sablan", "S001177", "sablan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Senate committee okays Kia'aina for Insular Areas Assistant Secretary                                           \n              Dec 19, 2013      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n            \n    \n  \n    \n    \n    Esther Kia\u2019aina has moved a step closer to becoming Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas. On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources gave her the nod after both Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) recognized Ms. Kia\u2019aina as highly qualified and urged Members to support her nomination. President Obama picked Kia\u2019aina to be the next Assistant Secretary in September. Now, the nomination heads to the Senate floor for consideration. I look forward to working with Ms. Kia\u2019aina when she is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.", 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://sablan.house.gov/press-release/senate-committee-okays-kiaaina-insular-areas-assistant-secretary"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3899458572268486, "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"}