{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://markharris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-delivers-floor-remarks-support-constitutional-amendment", "Congressman Harris Delivers Floor Remarks in Support of Constitutional Amendment to Keep Nine Supreme Court Justices", "2026-09-02", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Mark Harris", "H001102", "markharris.house.gov", "markharris", "https://markharris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Mark Harris (NC-08) delivered remarks on the House floor in support of H.J. Res. 1, legislation which proposes an amendment of the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.\n\nRep. Harris\u2019s remarks as delivered:\n\n\u201cI rise today in support of H.J. Res. 1, which proposes an amendment to the Constitution that would require the Supreme Court of the United States to be composed of nine justices.\n\n\u201cThis action will uphold the Court\u2019s legitimacy, protect the checks and balances that defend our fundamental freedoms, and ensure that every American\u2019s rights remain protected\u2014regardless of who holds political power.\n\n\u201cFor decades, we have heard calls from those unhappy with the ideological balance of the Supreme Court to \u2018pack the Court.\u2019 The alarming rise of such calls should worry all of us because their objective is not to uphold ethical principles or protect individual rights, but rather to consolidate power and intimidate the Court.\n\n\u201cOur founders understood that liberty cannot survive when power goes unchecked. They therefore built a system of checks and balances, with an independent Supreme Court serving as a critical safeguard for the rights and freedoms of every American. The Court\u2019s role is not to advance a party\u2019s political agenda but to uphold the Constitution and protect liberty\u2014even when doing so means standing apart from the passions of the moment.\n\n\u201cAt a time when the Supreme Court is under ongoing and escalating attacks, Congress can and must act to defend it. I am proud to support this proposed amendment, and I urge all my colleagues to support maintaining the integrity of the Supreme Court.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-03T09:29:33Z", "2026-09-03T09:31:32Z"]], "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://markharris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-delivers-floor-remarks-support-constitutional-amendment"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.403610222041607, "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"}