{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140704144307/http://sewell.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=698", "Congresswoman Sewell's Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby", "2014-07-01", "2014", "2014-07", "Democrat", "House", "AL", "Terri Sewell", "S001185", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell released the following statement following the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling that the government can\u2019t require \u201cclosely held\u201d corporations with religious owners to provide contraception coverage to their employees: \n\n\t\u201cThe Supreme Court\u2019s decision to allow select corporations to withhold health care options to their female employees is a disappointing setback for women\u2019s health in our country. This decision represents a broad and dangerous precedent and is a slippery slope that could allow corporations to cherry pick which laws to abide by now and in the future. \n\n\tI fully believe that employers, insurers, and politicians have no place in a woman\u2019s health care decisions. Make no mistake \u2013 the Affordable Care Act\u2019s contraceptive coverage requirement does not force a corporation to provide contraceptives or even encourage their use, but rather to simply provide their employees with health coverage so they can make their own health care decisions. Given that 90 percent of America\u2019s businesses are \u2018closely held,\u2019 I am confident that millions of American women and their families will be immediately affected by the Supreme Court\u2019s decision to overturn the ACA\u2019s contraceptive coverage requirement.\n\n\tThe federal government must take action immediately to ensure that all women have affordable access to comprehensive health care without interference from their employers. I will continue to fight on behalf of America\u2019s women to ensure they have full access to the fundamental health care they need and deserve.\u201d\u00a0 \n\n\t###", 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://web.archive.org/web/20140704144307/http://sewell.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=698"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5968210063874722, "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"}