{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases/baldwin-demands-senate-immediately-pass-bill-to-release-epstein-files", "Baldwin Demands Senate Immediately Pass Bill to Release Epstein Files", "2025-11-18", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "WI", "Tammy Baldwin", "B001230", "www.baldwin.senate.gov", "baldwin", "https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues in demanding Republican Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) immediately bring the Epstein Files Transparency Act to the Senate floor for a vote, without delay or legislative changes. Their call follows the U.S. House of Representatives\u2019 overwhelming bipartisan approval of the measure by a vote of (427-1).\n\n\u201cThe victims of Jeffrey Epstein \u2013 and the American people \u2013 deserve answers, accountability and the truth,\u201d wrote Baldwin and the Senators. \u201cSo far, they have only seen empty promises from President Trump and his Administration. Now that a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives has acted to provide transparency on this matter \u2013 we call on you to quickly hold a vote in the U.S. Senate to help deliver the accountability that was promised and that so many Americans are demanding.\u201d\n\nFor more than two decades, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have sought justice and accountability for his alleged sexual crimes involving underage girls. The bipartisan legislation would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release all documents and records related to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, ensuring transparency and providing the American people with access to critical information. As recently as last year, Trump promised Americans he would release the files, saying \u201cyeah, yeah I would\u201d and \u201cI'd be inclined to do the Epstein [files]. I'd have no problem with it.\" Yet, for months, the House Republicans have stonewalled their release and Senate Republicans have blocked multiple Democratic attempts to release the files and give transparency, accountability, and the truth to the victims and to Americans nationwide.\n\n\u201cThe U.S. Senate has the chance to show strong leadership and swiftly pass this legislation,\u201d concluded Baldwin and the Senators. \u201cWe urge you to promptly proceed to the consideration of H.R. 4405 on the Senate floor pursuant to Senate Rule XIV, so that the legislation can be immediately placed on the Senate Calendar.\u201d\n\nThe letter was signed by the entire Senate Democratic Caucus.\n\nThe full text of the letter is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "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://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases/baldwin-demands-senate-immediately-pass-bill-to-release-epstein-files"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5364259015768766, "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"}