{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mccollum.house.gov/press-release/mccollum-statement-international-day-elimination-violence-against-women", "McCollum Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women", "2013-11-25", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Betty McCollum", "M001143", "mccollum.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) released the following statement in recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women:\n\u201cViolence in all forms \u2013 emotional, physical, and financial \u2013 is a real fear for women of all ages, races, sexualities, and nationalities. It is unacceptable that one in three women worldwide will be the victim of violence in their lifetime.\u00a0 I am proud of my efforts in Congress to keep women safe, but we must do more. I will continue to fight for the rights and safety of all women in the fourth district, in Minnesota, and around the world.\u201d\nCongresswoman McCollum was a proud supporter of the\u00a0Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. She championed language included in the law to require the Administration to develop comprehensive strategy to address child marriage globally and ensure additional protections for Native American women.\u00a0 She also introduced legislation (H.Res. 213) calling for the creation of a Special Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces to protect the women serving our country in the armed forces.\u00a0\nCongresswoman Betty McCollum serves on the House Appropriations Committee.\u00a0 She is Democratic Co-Chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus.\n\u00a0\n####", 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://mccollum.house.gov/press-release/mccollum-statement-international-day-elimination-violence-against-women"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7796220015734434, "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"}