{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-statement-after-trump-administration-announces-investigation-minnesota", "Stauber Statement After Trump Administration Announces an Investigation into Minnesota for Violation of Title IX", "2025-06-26", "2025", "2025-06", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Pete Stauber", "S001212", "stauber.house.gov", "stauber", "https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights announced an investigation into the Minnesota Department of Education under Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota State High School League over whether discrimination on the basis of sex occurred after a biological male was allowed to lead the Champlin Park High School girls\u2019 softball team to its first-ever state championship win.\n\n\u201cAs a father to two girls, I was horrified to learn that a recent state championship for young female athletes in Minnesota was dominated by a team with a biological boy. Allowing boys to compete in girls' sports is not only unsafe, it\u2019s deeply unfair, and this disgraceful sham of a championship is just the latest example. Make no mistake, this unfortunate situation is the result of the failed leadership of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison. Their blatant disregard for the Title IX rights of female athletes is what led to this investigation and will almost certainly cost Minnesota nearly $12 million in federal funding. They left the Trump Administration with no other choice but to act in defense of the safety and dignity of Minnesota\u2019s female athletes. I fully support the Trump Administration's decision to protect Title IX and prevent boys from competing in girls' sports.\u201d\n\nAs a recipient of federal funds, Title IX requires Minnesota to ensure fair and safe opportunities for females to compete on sex-segregated teams \u2013 regardless of state law obligations.\n\nDespite a U.S. Department of Justice letter restating the Administration\u2019s position on Title IX, Minnesota\u2019s Attorney General advised the Minnesota State High School Leader to follow state law and disobey President Trump\u2019s Executive Order on Keeping Men out of Women\u2019s Sports.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T01:08:28Z"]], "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://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-statement-after-trump-administration-announces-investigation-minnesota"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7482331022620201, "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"}