{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://horn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=247", "Rep. Horn Calls for Congress to Commence Legislative Work", "2020-04-28", "2020", "2020-04", "Democrat", "House", "OK", "Kendra Horn", "H001083", "horn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Rep. Horn Calls for Congress to Commence Legislative Work \r\n   Congress must amend procedures to allow for continued work during COVID-19 crisis \r\n     \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      Washington,\r\n      April 28, 2020\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n\r\n  \r\n    \r\n      WASHINGTON, DC  On Tuesday, Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) called on leadership in the House of Representatives to take immediate action allowing House Members to continue legislative work, either remotely or in person. Earlier in the day, the Majority Leader in the House announced that next week's legislative session would be postponed until later in the month due to COVID-19. \r\nIn this time of great challenge, uncertainty, and upheaval, we must have the ability to conduct the business of the House of Representatives in a public and transparent way by holding committee hearings, debating, marking-up and voting on legislation,\" said Congresswoman Horn. \"It is critical that we take action now to allow House lawmakers to safely carry out these essential functions during the COVID-19 crisis. It is easy to reject change in a historic institution such as Congress, but the tradition most important to our democracy, the one we must preserve, is our work to ensure transparency and accountability in a government by and for the people. I am deeply disappointed in the decision to delay legislative business until later this month rather than working to set up either remote legislative systems or safe in-person procedures. It is time to get back to business for the people.\r\n###", 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://horn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=247"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1304100044071674, "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"}