{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-carter-statement-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling", "Congressman Carter Statement on SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling", "2023-06-29", "2023", "2023-06", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement in response to United States Supreme Court\u2019s decision ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and UNC:\n\n\u201cAs the Black community gathers in New Orleans on the eve of Essence Festival to celebrate Black culture and joy, the Supreme Court has issued a disgraceful decision which will make it harder for minority students to have a chance at equal admissions to our nation's top schools. Affirmative action is a tool to help level the playing field for everyone. It\u2019s especially egregious that only race-conscious admissions practices have been eliminated today, but other accommodations like legacy preference have been left in place.\n\n\u201cI know firsthand the value of programs that help increase minority representation at institutions of higher learning. I am the product of an HBCU education, with a family who has attended Xavier University for generations. These schools and other programs were born out of a necessity to combat generations of discrimination that people of color in our country have faced. As we continue to increase representation in ALL career fields, universities, and colleges, every student should have equal opportunity to attend the school of their choice.\n\n\u201cAs Justice Jackson writes, \u2018Deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life\u2026 No one benefits from ignorance. Although formal race-linked legal barriers are gone, race still matters to the lived experiences of all Americans in innumerable ways, and today\u2019s ruling makes things worse, not better.\u2019\n\n\u201cDiversity is our nation\u2019s greatest strength, and we must keep fighting for equal opportunity for everyone.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:08:25Z"]], "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://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-carter-statement-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3694041408598423, "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"}