{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=336", "Baird Releases Statement After Voting Against Santos Expulsion", "2023-12-01", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "IN", "James R. Baird", "B001307", "baird.house.gov", "baird", "https://baird.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement after voting against expelling former Congressman George Santos (NY-03) from the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cOnly two other Members of Congress have been expelled since the Civil War. In both cases, each Member was convicted of a crime. Congressman Santos\u2019 pattern of deception is incredibly concerning but it is a mistake to remove him before he\u2019s received due process,\u201d said Rep. Baird. \u201cIn Congress, transparency and honesty should be a priority. But removing a Member of the House before they\u2019ve been afforded due process sets a dangerous precedent for Congress and the country.\u201d\n\nFormer Congressman Santos was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 311-114, with two members voting present.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "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://baird.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=336"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8886349387466908, "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"}