{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://price.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=1874", "PRICE STATEMENT ON H.B. 2 REPEAL", "2016-12-22", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "\"I am appalled but sadly not surprised that General Assembly leadership failed to uphold its end of the bargain by cleanly repealing H.B. 2. We\u2019ve unfortunately come to expect this from Raleigh Republicans \u2013 promoting a rigid ideology no matter the damage to our state\u2019s economy or reputation or the well-being of its residents.\r\n\r\n\t\"These are the facts: with H.B. 2, the same legislature that attempted to undermine the hard-fought voting rights of African Americans calculatedly did great harm to another historically marginalized community of people for political gain. In so doing, Republican state legislators and Governor McCrory sent a clear message to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender North Carolinians \u2013 a group that has faced widespread discrimination, harassment, and violence \u2013 that they do not deserve equal rights. I will continue to advocate for this discriminatory law's full and immediate repeal.\r\n\r\n\t\"We must remember that the North Carolinians harmed by H.B. 2 aren't pawns in a political game; they are our neighbors, coworkers, fellow congregants, friends, and family members, and they deserve to be treated with dignity, empathy, and respect. We owe it to them to build a more inclusive state that offers its great promise equally to anyone who proudly chooses to call North Carolina home.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://price.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=1874"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8712210692465305, "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"}