{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20141206052218/http://denham.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/making-sure-girls-count", "Making Sure Girls Count", "2014-11-19", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Jeffrey Denham", "D000612", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today supported the Girls Count Act of 2014, a bill authorizing the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to provide assistance to improve birth registration programs worldwide, prevent discrimination against girls and women and work with developing countries to help them ensure equitable treatment of women and girls.\nThere are nearly 230 million children under the age of five across the globe who have no birth certificate and have never been registered. Each year 51 million children are added to that number, and a disproportionate percentage of these children are girls. Without a birth certificate, girls especially in developing nations begin life at a disadvantage. Lack of documentation can make it more difficult or even impossible for a girl to receive an education, get a job or access social services.\n\u201cAs a father, I want my own daughter to be able to have every opportunity in the world to succeed,\u201d said Rep. Denham. \u201cThose opportunities that only come with documentation \u2013 like receiving health care, attending school, voting, or earning her driver\u2019s license \u2013 should be available to girls worldwide. Our young women face terrible barriers to achievement, too often becoming victims of human trafficking, domestic slavery or forced child labor. The least we can do is give them a legal voice through registration at birth.\u201d", 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/20141206052218/http://denham.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/making-sure-girls-count"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8800078649073839, "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"}