{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases/norton-announces-white-house-says-president-biden-will-veto-disapproval", "Norton Announces that White House Says President Biden Will Veto Disapproval Resolution on Local D.C. Policing Reform", "2023-03-30", "2023", "2023-03", "Democrat", "House", "DC", "Eleanor Holmes Norton", "N000147", "norton.house.gov", "norton", "https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked President Biden for the commitment from the White House to veto the congressional disapproval resolution that would, if enacted, nullify D.C.\u2019s Justice and Policing Reform Act. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability voted to report out the disapproval resolution yesterday.\n\n\"Thank you, President Biden, for respecting D.C.'s right to govern itself and for today\u2019s commitment to veto the disapproval resolution to nullify D.C.'s policing reform legislation,\" Norton said. \u201cThe president has finally reached the appropriate conclusion that the nearly 700,000 residents of the nation\u2019s capital deserve, and are fully capable, of governing themselves.\n\n\u201cIn addition, I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the compelling, fruitful efforts of the Congressional Black Caucus, led by Chairman Steven Horsford (D-NV), who recognized this threat both to D.C.'s home rule and to policing reform nationally, and acted swiftly, galvanizing our members to oppose the disapproval resolution. I also want to thank the numerous organizations and D.C. residents who made the case not to interfere in D.C.\u2019s local affairs.\n\n\u201cBecause of the president\u2019s decision today, future efforts spent to pass this disapproval resolution in either chamber this Congress would be wasted. There is only one political solution that would give D.C. residents voting representation in Congress and complete control over their local affairs. That solution is to make D.C. a state. With House passage twice in the last two Congresses of my D.C. statehood bill, I believe we are closer than ever.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:30:02Z"]], "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://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases/norton-announces-white-house-says-president-biden-will-veto-disapproval"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.701365690678358, "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"}