{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/statement-congressman-carter-rep-lamonica-mciver", "Statement from Congressman Carter on Rep. LaMonica McIver", "2025-06-25", "2025", "2025-06", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Troy A. Crater, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:\n\n\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\n\n\u201cI stand in strong support of my colleague, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, who is being unfairly targeted for fulfilling one of the most sacred responsibilities we hold as Members of Congress: oversight.\n\n\u201cOversight is not a political weapon\u2014it is a constitutional duty. It is how we protect the public trust, ensure transparency, and hold those in power accountable to the people we serve.\n\n\u201cCongresswoman McIver has demonstrated courage, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to that duty. The political attacks against her are not only unjust\u2014they are a threat to the foundational principles of checks and balances that safeguard our democracy.\n\n\u201cLet it be known: I stand with Congresswoman McIver. And I stand with every Member who refuses to be intimidated for doing the job they were elected to do.\n\n\u201cOversight is not obstruction. It is leadership. It is patriotism. And it must be defended.\u201d\n\n###", 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://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/statement-congressman-carter-rep-lamonica-mciver"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6707819886505604, "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"}