{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases?ID=5C2C6475-7352-440C-9426-94601DFA5627", "Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark Celebrates New Law Protecting Marriage Equality", "2022-12-13", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Katherine M. Clark", "C001101", "katherineclark.house.gov", "clark", "https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law.\n\n\u201cThis is a historic day for the LGBTQ+ community, interracial couples, and every person who believes in equality,\u201d said Assistant Speaker Clark. \u201cWith this new law, America advances its journey of becoming a more perfect union, proudly declaring love is love. To everyone who fears for their future because of Republican attacks on freedom: Democrats stand with you. Our work isn\u2019t finished until every American has the same access to justice and opportunity.\u201d\n\n\"It was not that long ago that our rights and protections as a married couple dissolved at our state border. With great uncertainty concerning potential Supreme Court decisions, I am grateful to the US Congress for passing the Respect for Marriage Act, which codifies federal protections for marriages like mine and requires their recognition across state lines. The struggle for true equity for the LGBTQ+ community is far from over and requires sustained efforts to protect and celebrate our rights and our families.\u201d said Massachusetts State Representative Jack Patrick Lewis.\n\nAssistant Speaker Clark was an original cosponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act. The new will:\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases?ID=5C2C6475-7352-440C-9426-94601DFA5627"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7767200004309416, "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"}