{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4121", "Chairs Seek Information on Trump Administration\u2019s Efforts to Withhold Federal Funds from Cities Deemed \u201cAnarchist Jurisdictions\u201d", "2020-11-02", "2020", "2020-11", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Gerald Connolly", "C001078", "connolly.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent aletterto Attorney General William P. Barr and aletterto Russell T. Vought, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), requesting information on unprecedented efforts by the Trump Administration to withhold federal funds from Seattle, New York City, and Portland, Oregoncities that they have spuriously designated anarchist jurisdictions.\r\nThis bizarre treatment of great American cities appears to be political retaliation by President Trump against municipal authorities that have refused to abet a brutal federal response to peaceful protests for racial equity in law enforcement, the Chairs wrote. We demand that you cease implementation of this plainly vindictive, erroneous, and almost certainly unconstitutional memorandum and policy.\r\nOn September 2, 2020, President Trump issued amemorandumordering DOJ and OMB to review federal funding given to jurisdictions that permit anarchy, violence, and destruction in America's cities.\r\nOn September 21, 2020, DOJannouncedthat it had designated New York, Seattle, and Portland because they allegedly permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake measures to counteract criminal activities.\r\nNeither the President's memorandum nor DOJ's press releaseexplainedhow these three cities, of thousands in America, were certified to be anarchist while others escaped similar description. It alsoremains unclearwhat federal funding streams have been placed in jeopardy because of these designations, or how OMB will go about determining what, if any, funds to withhold from targeted jurisdictions.\r\nToday's letter requests DOJ and OMB to produce documents and information by November 16, 2020, regarding the designation of anarchist jurisdictions and the funding streams that will be affected.\r\nClickhereto read today's letter to DOJ.\r\nClickhereto read today's letter to OMB.", 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://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4121"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4983599539846182, "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"}