{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://robinkelly.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/us-reps-robin-kelly-danny-davis-and-state-rep-la-shawn-ford-send-letter", "U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly, Danny Davis, and State Rep. La Shawn Ford send letter to University of Illinois President in response to racist teachings at UIC Dental School", "2022-11-21", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Robin L. Kelly", "K000385", "robinkelly.house.gov", "robinkelly", "https://robinkelly.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. Robin L. Kelly (IL-02), Rep. Danny K. Davis (IL-07), and Illinois Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (8th) sent a letter to University of Illinois President Timothy L. Killeen requesting a meeting following disturbing revelations brought to their attention at UIC\u2019s Dental School. Please click here for a copy of the full letter.\n\n\u201cAfter hearing the personal stories of discrimination and promotion of racist ideology, the university must be held accountable for their inaction,\u201d said CBC Health Braintrust Chair Congresswoman Kelly. \u201cThe lack of culturally competent training is shocking, especially when untreated dental disease disproportionately afflicts racial and ethnic minorities. For the sake of future students and patients, the University of Illinois must commit to changes that will welcome students of all backgrounds.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs Chairman of the Illinois House Appropriations Committee, I work closely with the University of Illinois and will become laser-focused on working with the committee members, Congresspersons Kelly and Davis, students, and leadership of the institute to rid institutional racism in every department of Illinois' flagship University,\u201d said Rep. La Shawn Ford. \u201cWe must recognize that to bring health equity to society we need places of higher learning for all medical professions to eliminate racism at their institutions. The University of Illinois must condemn the professor's reckless teaching immediately, and the harm done must be repaired.\u201d\n\n\u201cThere is something strange and unsettling taken place at the University of Illinois at Chicago. I am confident in the university top leadership and I know President Timothy L. Killeen & the new Chancellor know that these intolerable reported acts must not and cannot continue,\u201d said Congressman Danny K. Davis. \u201cI look forward to working collaboratively with students, faculty, and management to end these acts of terror.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"]], "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://robinkelly.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/us-reps-robin-kelly-danny-davis-and-state-rep-la-shawn-ford-send-letter"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.530214212834835, "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"}