{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-urges-president-trump-reject-inappropriate-renaming", "Congressman Cohen Urges President Trump to Reject Inappropriate Renaming of Kennedy Center", "2025-12-18", "2025", "2025-12", "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) today urged President Donald Trump to reject the Kennedy Center Board\u2019s reported decision to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the \u201cTrump-Kennedy Center,\u201d calling the move inappropriate, divisive, and disrespectful to history.\n\n\u201cThe Kennedy Center was created to honor President John F. Kennedy\u2019s legacy and his belief that art and culture are essential to a vibrant democracy,\u201d said Congressman Cohen. \u201cAs someone who lived through the trauma of President Kennedy\u2019s assassination, I find this proposal deeply troubling.\n\n\u201cRenaming the Kennedy Center to include a sitting or former president\u2019s name, particularly one who is still a partisan political figure, undermines the purpose of the institution and shows disrespect to the memory of President Kennedy and the moment in history it represents. This is not about politics. It is about decency.\n\n\u201cThe Kennedy Center should remain what it was always meant to be: a living memorial to President Kennedy and a cultural home for all Americans, not a vehicle for personal or political branding.\n\n\u201cThe action taken by the Trump-selected Board of Directors is outrageous and must be repealed. The Kennedy Center was named for President John F. Kennedy, a martyred hero and patron of the arts. To slap Trump\u2019s shiny name on the iconic structure is a sacrilege, an insult to his memory and an offense to the American people. What\u2019s next, the Trump Washington Monument? The Trump Lincoln Memorial?\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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-president-trump-reject-inappropriate-renaming"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3978099450469017, "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"}