{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://anthonybrown.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=709", "Reps. Brown, Speier and Bass Send Letter Expressing Concern with White Supremacist Gestures at Army-Navy Game", "2019-12-17", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Anthony Brown", "B001304", "anthonybrown.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Reps. Brown, Speier and Bass Send Letter Expressing Concern with White Supremacist Gestures at Army-Navy Game \r\n    \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        The potential use of a symbol of hate by any cadet or midshipman is unacceptable. The U.S. Armed Forces and their associated academies are no place for racist or unprofessional behavior...\r\n      \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      WASHINGTON, D.C.  House Armed Services Committee Vice ChairCongressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), , House Armed Services Subcommitteeon Military Personnel Chair CongresswomanJackie Speier (CA-14) and Congressional Black Caucus Chair CongresswomanKaren Bass (CA-37) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley on the potential use of white nationalist gestures by Army cadets and Navy midshipmen at the 2019 Army-Navy Game:The potential use of a symbol of hate by any cadet or midshipman is unacceptable,\" wrote the Members. \"The U.S. Armed Forces and their associated academies are no place for racist or unprofessional behavior, as embodied by the U.S. Military Academy's mission to graduate 'leader[s] of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country=' and the U.S. Naval Academy's mission to prepare 'professional officers of competence, character, and compassion.'\" \"Independent of a potential association with the white supremacist movement, we are troubled by the clear lack of discipline in our future military leaders,\" the letter reads. \"It is paramount that each cadet and midshipman understands that when they don their uniforms, they are representing their academy, their service, and our nation, and exhibit at all times the discipline required by military service.\"  \r\n  \r\nClick here to read the text of the letter.", 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": ["https://anthonybrown.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=709"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8721731137484312, "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"}