{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-carter-statement-pentagon-apparent-leaked-documents-proposal-send-national", "Rep. Carter Statement on Pentagon Apparent Leaked Documents on Proposal to Send National Guard Troops to New Orleans", "2025-09-13", "2025", "2025-09", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "September 13, 2025\n\nNEW ORLEANS, LA \u2013 Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement: \u201cThe recent reporting by the Washington Post on a Pentagon plan to activate 1,000 Louisiana National Guard troops for policing duties in New Orleans is deeply troubling. To be clear, this is not an official order\u2014it is a draft proposal, outlined in leaked documents that even the Pentagon has said should not be interpreted as policy. No formal request has been made by Louisiana\u2019s leadership, and New Orleans should not be used as a testing ground for speculative, politically motivated plans. \u201cThe facts matter: New Orleans is experiencing the lowest crime rates in decades, with homicides and overall crime trending downward. There is no \u201cemergency\u201d that justifies militarizing our city streets. \u201cIf the President truly wants to help Louisiana and New Orleans, he should focus on real solutions: \u00b7 Investing in recruitment, training, and retention of police officers so our department is strong, well-prepared, and trusted by the community. \u00b7 Providing resources to our District Attorney\u2019s office to better prosecute cases and reduce recidivism. \u00b7 Reviving community policing initiatives, as we saw succeed in the 1990s under President Clinton, where officers worked with\u2014not against\u2014communities to prevent crime and build trust. \u201cOur National Guard must remain ready for genuine emergencies, like hurricanes and natural disasters\u2014not diverted into political experiments in law enforcement. Louisiana deserves resources, respect, and genuine partnership, not militarization.\u201d ###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "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/rep-carter-statement-pentagon-apparent-leaked-documents-proposal-send-national"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.6146038435399532, "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"}