{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-congressman-troy-carter-sr-statement-hurricane-katrinas-20th-anniversary", "U.S. Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. Statement on Hurricane Katrina\u2019s 20th Anniversary", "2025-08-29", "2025", "2025-08", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "NEW ORLEANS, LA \u2013 Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement as prepared for delivery on the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina:\n\n\u201cHello everyone, I\u2019m Congressman Troy Carter and I proudly represent Louisiana\u2019s 2nd Congressional District. It is a pleasure to be with you today.\n\n\u201cIt has now been twenty years since Katrina devastated our communities\u2014twenty years since lives were lost, homes destroyed, and families displaced. But it was also a turning point, a moment that forever changed the culture, the priorities, and the resilience of Louisiana. We lost family, we lost friends, we lost ways of life\u2014but we\u2019re resilient and we\u2019ll never quit.\n\n\u201cHurricane Katrina isn\u2019t just history, it\u2019s personal. We carry the memory with us every single day. And while we remember the pain and loss, we also draw strength from the courage of the survivors who built their lives and our communities against all odds. They rebuilt things that some said couldn\u2019t be rebuilt, some that thought it shouldn\u2019t be rebuilt. Their determination inspires us to keep building safer, stronger, and more equitable communities.\n\n\u201cAs storms grow more intense and last longer, our commitment to preparedness and recovery must grow stronger, too. That means sound policy, smart investments, and science, not politics, guiding our decisions.\n\n\u201cAs a founding member and co-chair of the bipartisan Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Caucus, I\u2019ve made it my mission in Congress to champion these priorities. We\u2019re working to advance legislation that strengthens disaster readiness, delivers timely and equitable relief to survivors, and ensures communities can recover fully and swiftly.\n\n\u201cPreparedness isn\u2019t a partisan issue\u2014it\u2019s a moral one. So, when we reflect on 20 years since Katrina, let\u2019s commit to a future where every family has the support they need before, during, and after disaster strikes.\u201d\n\nView video of Congressman Carter\u2019s remarks here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:57:50Z"]], "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/us-congressman-troy-carter-sr-statement-hurricane-katrinas-20th-anniversary"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7662461139261723, "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"}