{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/degette-statement-her-no-vote-lawler-amendment", "DeGette statement on her no vote to the Lawler Amendment", "2023-11-15", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "CO", "Diana DeGette", "D000197", "degette.house.gov", "degette", "https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement after voting no on the Lawler Amendment:\n\n\u201cFree speech is a bedrock American value. It is critical that it be protected \u2013 even when what\u2019s being said is abhorrent,\u201d said Rep. DeGette. \u201c\u201cFreedom of speech does not, however, extend to the very real threats and intimidation against Jewish students that we have seen in colleges and universities across the United States.\u201d\n\n\u201cInstitutions of higher education have a fine line to walk between protecting speech and students\u2019 safety, and they need more support not less to fulfill this duty. Stripping critical federal funding from the universities would actually undermine these efforts and for that reason, I opposed the Lawler Amendment proposed today on the floor.\u201d\n\nThe Lawler Amendment would have stifled free speech and legitimate political demonstrations on college campuses across the country by prohibiting funding to institutions of higher education that would not suppress events accused of promoting antisemitism.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "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://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/degette-statement-her-no-vote-lawler-amendment"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6954652965068817, "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"}