{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-calls-on-franken-to-resign", "Brown Calls on Franken to Resign", "2017-12-06", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Sherrod Brown", "B000944", "www.brown.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Wednesday, December 6, 2017\n            \n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today issued the following statement calling on U.S. Sen. Al Franken to resign, and for the Senate Ethics Committee to continue its investigation:\r\n\u201cWe have a serious problem in this country with sexual harassment and assault \u2013 in Congress, in Hollywood, in business, in the military \u2013 everywhere. I am grateful to the victims who have had the bravery to come forward. Their courage has created a movement that is bringing about change.\r\n\u201cI have listened to them. I have listened to my female colleagues, to women I work with and women in my life. And I agree the time has come for Senator Franken to step aside.\r\n\u201cI also believe the ethics committee should continue to investigate. He is entitled to the investigation. And their findings will be important to informing changes that are needed in Congress. To that end, I am also signing on to Senator Gillibrand\u2019s bill to reform the way Congress deals with complaints. Congress should be held to the highest standards.\u201d\r\n###", 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://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-calls-on-franken-to-resign"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7247130163013935, "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"}