{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ross.house.gov/2022/12/congresswoman-ross-votes-protect-marriage-equality", "Congresswoman Ross Votes to Protect Marriage Equality", "2022-12-08", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Deborah K. Ross", "R000305", "ross.house.gov", "ross", "https://ross.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) helped pass the Respect for Marriage Act, bipartisan legislation to uphold same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law and finally repeal the unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act. The legislation follows Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas\u2019 concurring opinion in the Dobbs case in which he argued that the Court should revisit Obergefell v. Hodges and Loving v. Virginia.\n\n\u201cWhile it\u2019s disappointing that we need to pass this legislation in 2022, I\u2019m proud that Congress has rejected hate and worked across party lines to protect marriage equality across the country,\u201d said Congresswoman Ross. \u201cWe are stronger as a nation when every American is free to marry the person they love.\n\n\u201cThe conservative majority on the Supreme Court invited a challenge to marriage equality, and Congress was compelled to act to protect this fundamental right. The passage of this bill marks an historic step forward, but it\u2019s clear we must do more to protect the LGBTQ+ community in North Carolina and nationwide.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://ross.house.gov/2022/12/congresswoman-ross-votes-protect-marriage-equality"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.906047411262989, "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"}