{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/judiciary-chairman-leahy-on-the-expected-nomination-of-loretta-lynch-to-be-the-attorney-general-of-the-united-states-", "Judiciary Chairman Leahy On The Expected Nomination Of Loretta Lynch To Be The Attorney General Of The United States", "2014-11-07", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "VT", "Patrick Leahy", "L000174", "www.leahy.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.07.14\n\t\t\t Judiciary Chairman Leahy On The Expected Nomination Of Loretta Lynch To Be The Attorney General Of The United States  \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tJudiciary Chairman LeahyOn The Expected Nomination Of Loretta LynchTo Be The Attorney General Of The United States \r\nNovember 7, 2014\r\n\u201cI congratulate Loretta Lynch, the expected nominee to be the next Attorney General of the United States.\u00a0 The Attorney General serves as the chief law enforcement officer for the entire Nation, and it is important for that person to have the right prosecutorial and management experience for the job.\u00a0 Ms. Lynch is an experienced prosecutor, and if confirmed, she will make history as the first African-American woman to lead the Department of Justice.\r\n\u201cAs the body that considers the President\u2019s nominee, the Senate has an important role in this debate, and that process begins in the Judiciary Committee.\u00a0 I have spoken with the President about the need to confirm our next attorney general in a reasonable time period, and I look forward to beginning that process.\u201d\r\n# # # # #\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t Press Contact \n\t\t\t\tPress Contact  David Carle: 202-224-3693\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\t\n\t\n\t\n  \n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 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://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/judiciary-chairman-leahy-on-the-expected-nomination-of-loretta-lynch-to-be-the-attorney-general-of-the-united-states-"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6950171664357185, "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"}