{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/order-form-more-perfect-union", "In Order to form a more perfect Union...", "2015-01-09", "2015", "2015-01", "Republican", "House", "OR", "Greg Walden", "W000791", "walden.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union Those timeless words begin the U.S. Constitution, the framework on which we have built the United States. The principles enshrined in this documentespecially the protection of individual liberty and maintaining a limited government responsive to the peoplering just as true today as they did in 1787. Today, the House continued the tradition of reading the Constitution aloud on the House floor at the beginning of each new session of Congress. I was proud to help start this tradition in 2011, when the new House Republican majority came into power. This reading, conducted by members of Congress from both parties, sends a strong signal that the People's House is dedicated to the Constitution and the enduring principles enshrined in it. The limited powers granted to the federal government by the Constitution are given by the people, for the people. It is not enough to read the Constitution, though. The Congress (and the President) must listen to it. We are a nation of laws, not of men. And the Congress and the President must adhere to the Constitution and the finite list of powers granted to the federal government. That's why I strongly support the requirement (renewed this week by the new Congress) that every bill introduced by the House contain a statement citing the text of the Constitution which authorizes it. I pledge to continue to work hard to follow the principles enshrined in the Constitution and to ensure that (in the words of President Lincoln) that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. It's an honor to represent you in the U.S. Congress. - Greg", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/order-form-more-perfect-union"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.244574949145317, "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"}