{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/barbara-lee-releases-statement-on-california-supreme-court-decision-to-uphold-proposition-8", "Barbara Lee Releases Statement on California Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Proposition 8", "2009-05-26", "2009", "2009-05", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "Barbara Lee", "L000551", "lee.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "05.26.09\n\t\t\t Barbara Lee Releases Statement on California Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Proposition 8 \n\t\t\tFor Immediate Release  \r\nMay 26, 2009\r\nContact: Nicole Y. Williams  \r\n(202) 225-2661\r\nWashington, D.C.  Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) released this statement following the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8, a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage while also validating the marriages of the 18,000 couples who wed prior to the its passage:\r\nToday's decision by the California Supreme Court to uphold Proposition 8 is not the outcome that I had hoped for. However, I remain encouraged by the court's decision to affirm the marriages of the 18,000 couples who married prior to the Proposition 8 vote.\r\nCalifornians have and will continue to lead the struggle for equality on all fronts. I intend to continue to pursue protections for LGBT individuals and their families here in Congress.\r\nCongresswoman Lee is a founding member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus co-chaired by Chairman Barney Frank and Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin. She is proud to stand with 52 bi-partisan members to continue the work of ensuring that every American is treated equally under the law no matter their race, sex, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity.\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-releases-statement-on-california-supreme-court-decision-to-uphold-proposition-8"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8266470395028591, "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"}