{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cleaver.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-cleavers-statement-passing-senator-jean-carnahan", "Rep. Cleaver\u2019s Statement on the Passing of Senator Jean Carnahan", "2024-01-31", "2024", "2024-01", "Democrat", "House", "MO", "Emanuel Cleaver", "C001061", "cleaver.house.gov", "cleaver", "https://cleaver.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "(Washington, D.C.) \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement after the passing of Missouri\u2019s first woman senator and former First Lady Jean Carnahan.\n\n\u201cMissouri should consider itself extraordinarily fortunate to have had Jean Carnahan as a First Lady and the first woman senator in our state\u2019s history. Personally, I consider myself extraordinarily blessed to have called her a friend for more than four decades.\n\n\u201cMost will say she was an inquisitive intellect, a selfless public servant, or a dogged defender of Missouri families\u2014and she was certainly all of those things; but to me, she was a friend that could always be counted on, a relentless fighter for the less fortunate, and the loving matriarch of a family dedicated to bettering their community.\n\n\u201cWhen our state was consumed by darkness following the passing of her beloved Mel, she was a light that showed us the way forward; and when some saw no path ahead, she felt obligated to blaze a trail for others to follow. Because of her example, millions of Missouri girls know that they belong in the halls of power and the highest heights of government. That\u2019s a monumental legacy worth preserving, and I intend to do everything in my power to ensure she receives the recognition she deserves.\n\n\u201cToday, my heart and prayers are with the entire Carnahan family as they mourn the loss of a Missouri legend. May her memory be a blessing, and may her legacy be an inspiration to every generation of Missourians still to come.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T23:46:48Z"]], "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://cleaver.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-cleavers-statement-passing-senator-jean-carnahan"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8574561215937138, "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"}