{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases/transcript-of-congressman-morgan-mcgarveys-floor-speech-commemorating-25-years-of-louisvilles-fairness-ordinance", "Transcript of Congressman Morgan McGarvey\u2019s Floor Speech Commemorating 25 Years of Louisville\u2019s Fairness Ordinance", "2024-02-01", "2024", "2024-02", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "Morgan McGarvey", "M001220", "mcgarvey.house.gov", "mcgarvey", "https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 01, 2024) \u2013 Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Louisville\u2019s Fairness Ordinance.\n\nA transcript of Congressman McGarvey\u2019s remarks is below, and a video of the remarks can be found here:\n\n\u201cI rise to commemorate 25 years of Fairness in my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. When I was a kid, it wasn\u2019t uncommon for someone to be fired just for being gay. Or kicked out of their home, or denied service in a store or restaurant.\n\n\u201cWe don\u2019t know how common it was because there was no official body to report it \u2014 because it was completely legal. It\u2019s painful to think about.\n\n\u201cFortunately, 25 years ago this week, a citizen-led effort in Louisville resulted in Kentucky\u2019s first Fairness Ordinance \u2014 one of the first in the nation \u2014 banning discrimination against our LGBTQ+ neighbors.\n\n\u201cThank you to everyone who courageously fought for this life-changing achievement way back in 1999. Today, 24 Kentucky communities and 31 states have these protections.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s time for the rest of our Commonwealth and country to follow Louisville\u2019s lead.\n\n\u201cFor my entire adult life, Fairness has been a reality in Louisville, and we are all better for it.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"]], "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://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases/transcript-of-congressman-morgan-mcgarveys-floor-speech-commemorating-25-years-of-louisvilles-fairness-ordinance"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9068059735000134, "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"}