{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases/norton-statement-failed-republican-veto-override-vote", "Norton Statement on Failed Republican Veto Override Vote", "2023-06-14", "2023", "2023-06", "Democrat", "House", "DC", "Eleanor Holmes Norton", "N000147", "norton.house.gov", "norton", "https://norton.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 After yesterday\u2019s failed attempt in the House to override President Biden\u2019s veto on the disapproval resolution that would have nullified D.C.\u2019s policing reform law, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said the President was correct in vetoing the disapproval resolution and that Congress should leave decisions about local D.C. laws to D.C. residents.\n\n\u201cD.C.\u2019s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 is consistent with the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, President Biden\u2019s executive order on policing, and legislation enacted in dozens of states,\u201d Norton said. \u201cMoreover, the disapproval resolution is a profoundly undemocratic and paternalistic piece of legislation. Almost 700,000 people live in the nation\u2019s capital, and they are worthy and capable of governing their own local affairs.\n\n\u201cFrom their behavior this Congress, I can only surmise that House Republicans disagree with me, believing instead that D.C. residents, a majority of whom are Black and Brown, are incapable and unworthy of the same respect afforded to residents of their own districts. I cannot emphasize strongly enough how offensive that notion is to my values, goals, and more than 30 years of work advocating for D.C. residents in Congress.\n\n\u201cThe President was correct in vetoing the disapproval resolution. Congress should leave all decisions about local D.C. laws to D.C. residents.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:15:57Z"]], "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-statement-failed-republican-veto-override-vote"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0068286210298538, "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"}