{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fulcher.house.gov/2021/12/08/id-15625fcc-190a-44f9-9b20-e9cd1562a7af/", "Foxx, Fulcher Condemn Biden Administration\u2019s Attack on Religious Federal Contractors", "2021-12-08", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Russ Fulcher", "F000469", "fulcher.house.gov", "fulcher", "https://fulcher.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "Contact:\n\nAlexah Rogge\n\n202-225-6611\n\nalexah.rogge@mail.house.gov\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Republican Leader Russ Fulcher (R-ID) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh expressing opposition to the DOL\u2019s proposed rescission of religious liberty protections for federal contractors.\n\nIn the letter, the Members write: \u201cWe write in strong opposition to the Department of Labor\u2019s proposal to revoke the Trump administration\u2019s final rule clarifying the rights and obligations of religious federal contractors. Prior to the final rule, religious organizations were reluctant to seek federal contracts because of uncertainty regarding their rights and obligations.\u201d\n\nThe Members conclude: \u201cRescinding the religious contractor rule would jettison the certainty that has been provided to religious contractors and would once again discourage them from bidding on federal contracts, decreasing competition, and harming federal programs and taxpayers. We strongly urge DOL not to rescind the religious contractor rule, so that religious Americans can continue participating equally in the federal contracting system.\u201d\n\nFull text of the letter to Secretary Walsh is available here", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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://fulcher.house.gov/2021/12/08/id-15625fcc-190a-44f9-9b20-e9cd1562a7af/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.032325904816389, "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"}