{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://sires.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/congressman-sires-statement-on-election-of-rep-pallone-as-ranking-member", "Congressman Sires Statement on Election of Rep. Pallone as Ranking Member of House Energy and Commerce Committee", "2014-11-19", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Albio Sires", "S001165", "sires.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(Washington, D.C.)- Today, Congressman Sires released the following statement in response to the House Democratic Caucus\u2019 election of Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce:\n\u201cI offer my sincere congratulations to Congressman Pallone on his election as the top ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.\u00a0 Congressman Pallone\u2019s selection by his colleagues reaffirms that the Caucus values seniority.\nThe seniority that Congressman Pallone brings to the leadership of the Democrats on the Committee comes with years of experience of fighting for families not only in New Jersey, but across the country.\u00a0 During his tenure in Congress, Congressman Pallone has used his position on the Energy and Commerce Committee to advocate for access to affordable health care; consumer protections; and environmental safeguards in our communities.\nAs the Energy and Commerce Committee continues to tackle critical issues facing every day Americans, I look forward to Congressman Pallone\u2019s leadership in navigating Democratic principles on the vast variety of issues that will come before the Committee.\u201d\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://sires.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/congressman-sires-statement-on-election-of-rep-pallone-as-ranking-member"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4780519995838404, "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"}