{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-urges-calm-restraint-response-national-guard", "Congressman Cohen Urges Calm Restraint in Response to National Guard Deployment", "2025-09-29", "2025", "2025-09", "Democrat", "House", "TN", "Steve Cohen", "C001068", "cohen.house.gov", "cohen", "https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) has been asked by the news media and others about the deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis. In response, he provided the following statement:\n\n\u201cDon\u2019t give Donald Trump what he wants by instigating aggression toward the National Guard that could provoke a violent response. A majority of us don\u2019t want them here, but consider that many Guardsmen don\u2019t want to be here either. They didn\u2019t sign up to be props in political theater; they are pawns in it, as well.\n\n\u201cThe National Guard is not trained for local policing. Their deployment risks harming our city\u2019s image and undermining the trust between law enforcement and the community it serves. What reduces crime are real, long-term solutions: better schools, more job opportunities, expanded mental health resources, more Memphis police officers hired locally and on the beat full-time, and genuine partnerships with law enforcement agencies that know policework.\n\n\u201cI urge my constituents to treat members of the Guard with civility. Do not engage in activity that is dangerous or could hinder them leaving as soon as possible. Do not take Trump\u2019s bait.\u201d\n\nCongressman Cohen talked with CNN\u2019s Wolf Blitzer about the deployment this morning. See that interview here.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "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://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-urges-calm-restraint-response-national-guard"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9774342179298401, "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"}