{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://juliejohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/noem-storms-out-hearing-refuses-answer-johnsons-questions", "Noem Storms Out of Hearing, Refuses to Answer Johnson\u2019s Questions", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Julie Johnson", "J000310", "juliejohnson.house.gov", "juliejohnson", "https://juliejohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 As ICE continues detaining American citizens and operating unchecked in cities like Dallas, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stormed out of a House Homeland Security Committee hearing rather than answer Congresswoman Julie Johnson\u2019s questions about ICE\u2019s misconduct and her failure to rein in her own agents.\n\n\u201cICE is detaining American citizens, operating without accountability, and denying due process rights to people in communities like Dallas, yet Secretary Noem refused to answer even the most basic questions about this unconstitutional misconduct,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cInstead of providing transparency, she walked out of a congressional hearing \u2014 abandoning her responsibility to the American people and dodging oversight in real time. The American public is outraged by what the Trump Administration is doing to use violence against American citizens, rip apart families, and terrorize neighborhoods. We deserve a Homeland Security Secretary who will face tough questions and confront abuses of power \u2014 not one who runs from the room when accountability comes calling.\u201d\n\nNoem claimed she left the hearing for a scheduled meeting \u2014 but subsequent reporting shows that meeting was canceled.\n\nJohnson has been a relentless advocate for accountability from ICE and the Department of Homeland Security, directly challenging Secretary Noem and her department for denying due process and violating constitutional rights. In September, Johnson visited Texas\u2019s Bluebonnet Detention Center, where she witnessed firsthand the treatment of detainees and spoke with individuals being held despite not having committed any crimes.\n\nTo watch Johnson\u2019s full remarks during the hearing, click here.\n\nCongresswoman Julie Johnson represents Texas\u2019s 32nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving on the Homeland Security Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Administration Committee. Her district includes parts of Collin, Dallas, and Denton Counties.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "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://juliejohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/noem-storms-out-hearing-refuses-answer-johnsons-questions"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3270999770611525, "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"}