{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://baumgartner.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-baumgartner-gives-speech-congratulating-high-school-athlete-lauren", "ICYMI: Baumgartner Gives Speech Congratulating High School Athlete Lauren Matthew on House Floor, Calls for Fairness in Women\u2019s Sports", "2025-06-11", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Michael Baumgartner", "B001322", "baumgartner.house.gov", "baumgartner", "https://baumgartner.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON- In case you missed it, Congressman Michael Baumgartner (WA-05), recognized Lauren Matthew of West Valley High School in Spokane,WA as the rightful winner of the Class 2A girls\u2019 400-meter dash at the Washington state championships.\n\nThis comes after a transgender athlete claimed the girls\u2019 400-meter state title for the second year in a row\u2014an outcome Baumgartner called \u201cunfair and deeply troubling,\u201d in his speech.\n\n\u201cLauren Matthew\u2019s strength, discipline, and determination represent everything we want to see in young athletes,\u201d said Congressman Baumgartner. \u201cShe ran with heart and earned her place as a champion. Everybody deserves dignity and respect\u2014but fairness matters, too. As a father of daughters, I believe every young woman deserves the chance to compete on a level playing field and have her hard work honored. This isn\u2019t just about one race\u2014it\u2019s about standing up for the integrity of women\u2019s sports and recognizing the commitment these athletes bring to the track every day.\u201d\n\nBaumgartner emphasized that protecting the integrity of women\u2019s sports is common sense and a unifying issue for many Americans. He expressed support for President Trump\u2019s executive order, Keeping Men Out of Women\u2019s Sports, but noted that Washington state laws still permit athletes to compete based on gender identity, not biological sex.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T01:08:28Z"]], "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://baumgartner.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-baumgartner-gives-speech-congratulating-high-school-athlete-lauren"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.5075096637010574, "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"}