{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-troy-carter-sr-statement-calvin-duncan-clerk-orleans-parish", "Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. Statement on Calvin Duncan, Clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court", "2026-04-21", "2026", "2026-04", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "BATON ROUGE, LA \u2013 Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:\n\n\u201cToday, on the steps of Criminal District Court, the people showed up. Loud. Proud. Unshaken.\n\n\u201cThey came to stand with Calvin Duncan, who was duly elected by the people to serve as Clerk of Criminal Court.\n\n\u201cAnd while I am in the Nation\u2019s Capitol today, I am fighting for that very same democracy.\n\n\u201cSB 256 does NOT represent our democracy.\n\n\u201cThis legislation seeks to abolish an office before a duly elected official is even sworn in. The people have already spoken. To undo their will is to undermine the very foundation of our democracy.\n\n\u201cWhat\u2019s happening to Calvin Duncan is unconscionable and undemocratic.\n\n\u201cWe cannot pick and choose when we respect the will of the voters. Democracy does not work that way.\n\n\u201cToday was a powerful reminder that when the people stand together, their voice cannot be ignored.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-05T05:58:12Z", "2026-05-05T05:59:44Z"]], "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-troy-carter-sr-statement-calvin-duncan-clerk-orleans-parish"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8018719963729382, "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"}