{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140918195159/http://goodlatte.house.gov/press_releases/586", "GOODLATTE STATEMENT ON CONSTITUTION DAY", "2014-09-17", "2014", "2014-09", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Robert Goodlatte", "G000289", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "GOODLATTE STATEMENT ON CONSTITUTION DAY \n                      \n                      \tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Bob Goodlatte issued the following statement in honor of Constitution Day:\n                      \n                      \t\u201cTwo hundred twenty-seven years ago on this day, September 17, 1787, the founders of our country signed the United States Constitution that laid the foundation for our freedoms today.\u00a0\n                      \n                      \t\u201cThanks to the 39 delegates who stood up for freedom and democracy, this document has stood the test of time, and continues to safeguard America by providing the necessary checks and balances for our country hundreds of years later.\n                      \n                      \t\u201cThis year on Constitution Day, we are concerned whether the President is adhering to his constitutional duty of \u2018faithfully executing the laws\u2019 in light of laws he has circumvented or refused to enforce. The Constitution is very clear: it is Congress\u2019 job to write our laws and it is the President\u2019s duty to enforce them.\u00a0\n                      \n                      \t\u201cAs an elected representative in Congress, I have taken a solemn oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. Also, as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee that has jurisdiction over issues pertaining to the U.S. Constitution, I have held hearings on this issue and cosponsored a bill that the House passed to stop the President\u2019s power grab and to restore the balance to the separation of powers enshrined in our Constitution.\n                      \n                      \t\u201cAs we reflect with reverence on the oldest written constitution still in use today, let\u2019s also not forget the dangers of an unchecked executive branch.\u201d\n                      \n                      \tCongressman Goodlatte\u2019s Address on Constitution Day", 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/20140918195159/http://goodlatte.house.gov/press_releases/586"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5828190371394157, "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"}