{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/republicans-protect-trump-administration-and-cancel-hearing-san-juan-mayor", "Republicans Protect Trump Administration and Cancel Hearing with San Juan Mayor", "2017-10-30", "2017", "2017-10", "Democrat", "House", "MS", "Bennie Thompson", "T000193", "benniethompson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Republicans Protect Trump Administration and Cancel Hearing with San Juan Mayor  The Majority has no interest in oversight or the truth\nOctober 30, 2017 (WASHINGTON) \u2013 Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement after Committee Republicans canceled Wednesday\u2019s hearing \u201cAssessing FEMA\u2019s Preparedness and Response Capabilities\u201d with FEMA Administrator Brock Long and San Juan Mayor Carmen Yul\u00edn Cruz.\u00a0 No reason or rescheduled date was given.\n\u00a0\n\"I invited the Mayor of San Juan to testify before our Committee\u2019s hearing on FEMA\u2019s preparedness and response capabilities so our entire Committee could receive an accurate picture of what is happening in Puerto Rico from someone who has been on the ground since day one. It is inexcusable that the Republicans have delayed this hearing for the third time with no rational reason in a blatant attempt to silence the Mayor and shield the Trump Administration from another bad news story. It is clear that House Republicans and the Administration fear the Mayor and her telling her story. Now the Committee on Homeland Security \u2013 the authorizing committee of DHS \u2013 won't be hearing from the Mayor or FEMA Administrator Long even though they will both be on Capitol Hill this week.\"\n\u00a0\n\"I visited Puerto Rico earlier this month and it is painfully clear that the real story of the plight of our fellow Americans in a humanitarian crisis is not being told. The federal response to hurricanes hitting Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is inadequate in almost every respect and the situation is still dire. The American people deserve to know what went wrong during this Administration\u2019s first hurricane season so we can make sure none of our fellow Americans ever have to go through this again.\u201d\n\u00a0\n# \u00a0#\u00a0 #\nMedia contact: Adam Comis at (202) 225-9978", 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://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/republicans-protect-trump-administration-and-cancel-hearing-san-juan-mayor"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7944872379302979, "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"}