{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-statement-on-the-release-of-brittney-griner", "Congressman Mfume Statement on the Release of Brittney Griner", "2022-12-08", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian custody.\n\n\u201cToday is a great day for all Americans and the freedoms we fight so hard for, because Brittney Griner has been released from her unjust detention in Russia,\u201d said Congressman Kweisi Mfume.\n\n\u201cI am proud to have helped keep the cruel treatment Ms. Griner faced in the public eye through my own advocacy on the national airwaves and in print. We knew that the more said from us all, the more opportunities there would be to bring her home. Those collective efforts have finally paid off. I thank President Biden and Vice President Harris along with everyone who stood up, spoke out, and never relented in the effort to secure Ms. Griner's safety. Today, we can finally rest assured \u2013 that mission is complete,\u201d he concluded.\n\nCongressman Mfume\u2019s Advocacy for Ms. Griner\u2019s Release\n\nApril 21, 2022, The AFRO, Op-ed: Freeing Brittney Griner is More Than a Slogan.\n\nApril 24, 2022, MSNBC, Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume speaks on the detainment of WNBA star Brittney Griner in Russia on \u201cPoliticsNation.\u201d\n\nAugust 7, 2022, MSNBC, Congressman Mfume Advocates for the Release of WNBA Star Brittney Griner with Reverend Al Sharpton on \u201cPoliticsNation.\"\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-statement-on-the-release-of-brittney-griner"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1670340318232775, "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"}