{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ross.house.gov/2025/10/congresswoman-ross-statement-on-nc-republican-redistricting-power-grab", "Congresswoman Ross Statement on NC Republican Redistricting Power Grab", "2025-10-13", "2025", "2025-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Deborah K. Ross", "R000305", "ross.house.gov", "ross", "https://ross.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on Republicans\u2019 corrupt redistricting plans:\n\n\u201cFor multiple election cycles, Republicans in North Carolina have used partisan gerrymandering to silence voters and manipulate their way into office. With this announcement, we have now reached a decisive turning point for our democracy \u2014 a moment when the courts and our elected representatives will need to decide whether it\u2019s acceptable for Republicans to blatantly rig elections to cement their hold on power.\n\n\u201cThe context is critical. North Carolinians from both parties should be alarmed by credible reports that Phil Berger is pursuing redistricting as part of a corrupt bargain to secure a political endorsement from Donald Trump.\n\n\u201cRepublicans are waging a war on American voting rights because they know the truth \u2013 their policies are unpopular, their candidates are unlikable, and they can\u2019t win a majority in Congress without stacking the deck in their favor.\n\n\u201cNow is the time for people of good faith from both parties who care about the future of our democracy to make their voices heard. Will we allow a corrupt deal to go unchallenged? Will we allow power-hungry politicians to select their voters? Or will we stand up for the bedrock American principle that voters should be empowered to select their leaders? I\u2019m committed to fighting for every North Carolinian who is tired of being silenced by Republicans in Raleigh and Washington.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "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/2025/10/congresswoman-ross-statement-on-nc-republican-redistricting-power-grab"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8551400862634182, "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"}