{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://sanford.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sanford-praises-nomination-of-governor-rick-perry", "Sanford Praises Nomination of Governor Rick Perry", "2016-12-14", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "SC", "Mark Sanford", "S000051", "sanford.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\u00a0December 14, 2016\nSANFORD PRAISES NOMINATION OF GOVERNOR RICK PERRY\nWASHINGTON, DC - Representative Mark Sanford today released the following statement after President-elect Trump announced the nomination of former Texas Governor Rick Perry for Secretary of Energy:\n\u201cI want to congratulate my friend and former colleague, Governor Perry, on his nomination for Secretary of Energy.\n\u201cUnder Rick Perry\u2019s leadership, Texas demonstrated that limited government spending and low taxes do indeed create the right \"soil conditions\" for business\u00a0development and sustained job growth. Together as governors, we stood up for the larger notion of personal freedom and responsibility and opposed the Washington \u201cbailout mentality\u201d that looks to government rather than ourselves for solutions.\n\u201cAt a personal level, I consider Rick and Anita good friends and am indebted to them for their personal kindnesses offered over the years.\"  \n\t\u00a0\n###\nGovernors Against Bailouts, 2008 Wall Street Journal Joint Op-Ed\n\t\u00a0by Governors Rick Perry & Mark Sanford", 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://sanford.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sanford-praises-nomination-of-governor-rick-perry"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7525491528213024, "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"}