{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-statement-on-president-biden-providing-clemency-and-pardons-for-individuals-convicted-of-non-violent-crimes/", "Clyburn Statement On President Biden Providing Clemency And Pardons For Individuals Convicted Of Non-Violent Crimes", "2024-12-12", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) released the following statement on President Joe Biden providing clemency for nearly 1,500 individuals on home confinement and pardons for 39 individuals convicted of non-violent crimes.\n\n\u201cI applaud President Biden for pardoning 39 people with non-violent convictions and commuting even more,\u201d said Congressman James E. Clyburn. \u201cThis grant of clemency and restoration of rights is a significant step forward. Many people of color and moderate means have been disproportionately burdened by systemic injustices and clemency is a potent tool in the President\u2019s toolbox to remedy some faults in our legal system. We have a leader in President Biden who is committed to tackling these injustices and has done that work in earnest.\u201d\n\nIn November, Congressman Clyburn co-led a letter alongside Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) to President Biden urging him to use his executive clemency power in the final months of his presidency to reunite families, address longstanding injustices in our legal system, and set our nation on the path toward ending mass incarceration. In their letter to President Biden, the lawmakers praised the President\u2019s efforts to create a fair and just criminal legal system by pardoning 11 people convicted of simple marijuana possession.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "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://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-statement-on-president-biden-providing-clemency-and-pardons-for-individuals-convicted-of-non-violent-crimes/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4717450831085443, "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"}