{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-coons-statement-on-supreme-court-decisions-in-trump-v-slaughter-and-trump-v-cook-cases/", "Senator Coons statement\u00a0on\u00a0Supreme Court decisions in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook cases", "2026-06-29", "2026", "2026-06", "Democrat", "Senate", "DE", "Christopher A. Coons", "C001088", "www.coons.senate.gov", "coons", "https://www.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "WILMINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Slaughter, a case regarding President Trump\u2019s attempted removal of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, and in Trump v. Cook, a case regarding the president\u2019s attempted firing of Federal Reserve Board Member Lisa Cook:\n\n\u201cThe president is not meant to be a dictator or a king, but this Supreme Court continues to give President Trump unchecked power.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s decision will bring the kind of leadership chaos we\u2019ve seen at the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to agencies that protect workers, keep our economy on track, and regulate our internet and our elections. Now, President Trump can remove the heads of those agencies if they make a decision he dislikes even when it is best for our nation. It could leave Americans who are already struggling with more expensive internet, fewer consumer protections, and more dangerous workplaces.\n\n\u201cWhile in the context of Slaughter the decision is baffling, I\u2019m glad the court found a way to limit the scope of this opinion when it comes to the Federal Reserve. The independence of the Federal Reserve is part of the foundation of the American economy and a benchmark for the world \u2013 and its decision will protect our economy from some of the president\u2019s political meddling. I\u2019ve known Lisa Cook for over three decades. She is a brilliant economist dedicated to making the economy stronger for the American people. When President Trump doesn\u2019t like our economic numbers, his answer is not to accept responsibility, or to enact policies that will make them better \u2013 it\u2019s just to fire people. I\u2019m glad to see that strategy has been halted here.\u201d", 1, "2026-06-30T06:29:10Z", "2026-06-30T06:30:42Z"]], "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.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-coons-statement-on-supreme-court-decisions-in-trump-v-slaughter-and-trump-v-cook-cases/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0744291357696056, "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"}