{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://morelle.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-joe-morelle-fights-safeguard-americans-right-vote", "CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE FIGHTS TO SAFEGUARD AMERICANS\u2019 RIGHT TO VOTE", "2025-12-12", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Joseph D. Morelle", "M001206", "morelle.house.gov", "morelle", "https://morelle.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "(Washington, D.C.)\u2014Today, Congressman Joe Morelle, the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, announced he participated in a Subcommittee on Elections hearing titled \u201cExamining Potential Updates to the NVRA.\u201d Morelle reiterated that any changes to the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) must be focused on removing barriers to the ballot box, not adding more.\n\n\u201cPresident Trump and his allies have made clear they\u2019re not interested in fair elections. They want control so they can game the system and put their finger on the scale,\u201d said Congressman Joe Morelle. \u201cAdding new barriers to voter registration is just the latest tactic in their efforts to cheat Americans of their right to vote. I\u2019m committed to ensuring that any changes to the NVRA strengthen access and protect every eligible American\u2019s right to register.\u201d\n\nThis hearing comes as President Trump\u2019s Department of Justice seeks voter rolls from states and House Republicans continue to try to make it harder for eligible Americans to register to vote. Earlier this year, the President also issued an executive order that would obstruct, disrupt, and sow unfounded doubt into our elections.\n\nVideo footage of Congressman Morelle\u2019s remarks from the hearing can be found here. Full footage of the hearing is also available here.\n\nTo learn more about Congressman Morelle\u2019s work as Lead Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, visit the committee\u2019s website here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://morelle.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-joe-morelle-fights-safeguard-americans-right-vote"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6467510722577572, "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"}