{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/barbara-lee-applauds-ca-court-ruling-allowing-same-sex-marriages", "Barbara Lee Applauds CA Court Ruling Allowing Same Sex Marriages", "2008-05-15", "2008", "2008-05", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Barbara Lee", "L000551", "lee.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "05.15.08\n\t\t\t Barbara Lee Applauds CA Court Ruling Allowing Same Sex Marriages \n\t\t\tNEWS from\r\nCONGRESSWOMAN Barbara Lee   \r\n9th District, California\r\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  \r\nMay 15, 2008\r\nContact: Julie Nickson  \r\n202-225-6221\r\n\r\n(Washington, DC)  Congresswoman Barbara Lee issued the following statement in response to the California Supreme Court decision earlier today which reversed a lower court decision and ruled that same-sex couples have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples under the state constitution.\r\n\"California has a history of leading the nation on important issues and this ruling is certainly in keeping with that history. I applaud the ruling which makes it clear that the state constitution provides the same rights and protections for everyone.\r\n### \n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 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://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/barbara-lee-applauds-ca-court-ruling-allowing-same-sex-marriages"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5048119239509106, "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"}