{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://rubengallego.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-ruben-gallego-host-community-discussion-need-restore-voting", "Congressman Ruben Gallego to Host Community Discussion on the Need to Restore the Voting Rights Act", "2015-10-20", "2015", "2015-10", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Ruben Gallego", "G000574", "rubengallego.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \nCongressman Ruben Gallego will host a community dialogue on the need to restore the Voting Rights Act, along with a celebration of the VRAs 50th anniversary in collaboration with his African American Advisory Council.\nCivil rights leaders from Arizona, including Mrs. Madge Copeland, Rev. Dr. George Benjamin Brooks, and Gov. Raul Castro will be honored during the event.\nThe event will take place on Friday, Oct. 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Phoenix Colleges Bulpitt Auditorium, 1202 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013.\nCongressman Gallego issued the following statement:\nThe Voting Rights Act has played a crucial role in protecting Americans right to vote. But the Republican Congress has refused to allow a renewed and strengthened Voting Rights Act to come to the House floor.\nWe cannot stand idly by while hardworking Americans are disenfranchised and left without a voice in our democracy. Its time to take real and meaningful steps to restore the Voting Rights Act and make sure that every American has access to the ballot box.\n##", 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://rubengallego.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-ruben-gallego-host-community-discussion-need-restore-voting"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8722548373043537, "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"}