{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=e5229b31-3f7b-468a-9a49-e0ce86a0e115", "Murkowski Casts Vote for Coast Guard Future, DHS Nominee", "2013-12-16", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "AK", "Lisa Murkowski", "M001153", "www.murkowski.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.16.13\n\t\t\t Murkowski Casts Vote for Coast Guard Future, DHS Nominee \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Senator Votes to Confirm Department of Homeland Security Secretary\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t Senator Lisa Murkowski today voted to confirm the nomination of Jeh Johnson as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, a critical position in Alaska where DHS watches over the United States Coast Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Transportation Security Administration -- sharing her thoughts with Alaskans:\r\n\u201cLast week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mr. Johnson to discuss his outlook on the issues facing our state, where DHS has a rather large presence.\u00a0 Mr. Johnson has been to Alaska and I look forward to inviting him back \u2013 we have the nation\u2019s largest Coast Guard base in Kodiak and are proud of our close relationship with our 1500 active duty personnel statewide.\u00a0 The DHS Secretary also makes recommendations to the President about who should serve as the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.\r\n\u201cMr. Johnson made a commitment to continue the acquisition of National Security Cutters that will be able to provide a more robust presence in the Arctic as opportunities there emerge.\r\n\u201cWhen we discussed FEMA issues, he was also very receptive to my concerns that arose from the inadequate response to Galena after last spring\u2019s floods \u2013 and seemed willing to seek improvements where they can be found.\r\n\u201cI look forward to working with Secretary Johnson in his new position, and to working with him to advance an Arctic maritime agenda for Alaska and the nation.\u201d\r\nJeh Johnson was confirmed by a 78-16 vote.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n     \n\t\n \n\t\n    \n    \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t  \n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 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.murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=e5229b31-3f7b-468a-9a49-e0ce86a0e115"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8458271622657776, "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"}