{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-for-the-washington-examiner-democrats-are-controlled-by-dangerous-left-wing-extremists/", "Barrasso for the Washington Examiner: Democrats are controlled by dangerous, left-wing extremists", "2026-08-13", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "Washington Examiner\n\nDemocrats are controlled by dangerous, left-wing extremists\n\nSenate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)\n\nAugust 12, 2026\n\nThe driving force in today\u2019s Democratic Party is an extreme organization. It\u2019s called the Democratic Socialists of America. Its membership is growing. Its radical candidates are winning. Its left-wing vision is spreading into the U.S. Senate.\n\nThe Democratic nominee for Senate in Minnesota, Peggy Flanagan, made her radical views well known on the campaign trail. She often claimed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is evil. In her victory speech, Flanagan even vowed to \u201crip ICE apart.\u201d\n\nThe Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, Abdul el Sayed, also calls for abolishing ICE and opening our borders. He has called for defunding the police. He has demanded the release of dangerous criminals from our jails into our communities\u2026\n\nExtreme Democrats have a manifesto. This manifesto is a road map to destroy America by people who hate this country. Under the extreme Democratic manifesto, the people would be forced to pay more, earn less, and be less safe and secure.\n\nExtreme Democrats want to abolish the presidency. They want to abolish the Supreme Court. They want to abolish the Electoral College.\n\nExtreme Democrats want to abolish the Senate. The Senate is what gives representation to states with low populations, including my home state of Wyoming. Democrats want to erase the voice of the people we represent. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently said it\u2019s \u201creally problematic\u201d for Wyoming to have equal representation in the Senate\u2026\n\nIn Washington, D.C., these radical policies are finding an eager home among Senate Democrats. After socialists swept Democratic primaries across the country this summer, one sitting Democratic senator said we are seeing \u201cthe future of the Democrat Party.\u201d\n\nThat is why Senate Democrats voted repeatedly for defunding ICE, for defunding the U.S. Border Patrol, and against commonsense voter ID laws.\n\nFrom the campaign trail to Congress, the left wing is determined to tear down our country and tear up the Constitution.\n\nThe people reject the Democrats\u2019 radical policies. They demand and deserve better.\n\nThe Constitution, secure borders, law and order, military strength, and freedom are not optional. They are the foundations of our society. Without them, there is no safety, no security, no prosperity, and no United States of America.\n\nRepublicans are going to continue to fight for freedom, prosperity, and American greatness. We will not stop working to ensure that America remains safe, secure, strong, and free.", 1, "2026-08-14T06:13:05Z", "2026-08-14T06:14:08Z"]], "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.barrasso.senate.gov/barrasso-for-the-washington-examiner-democrats-are-controlled-by-dangerous-left-wing-extremists/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5725740231573582, "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"}