{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-doubles-down-on-demand-for-answers-from-doj", "Cotton Doubles Down on Demand for Answers from DOJ", "2022-02-10", "2022", "2022-02", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "Tom Cotton", "C001095", "www.cotton.senate.gov", "cotton", "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: James Arnold or Mary Collins Atkinson (202) 224-2353\n\nFebruary 10, 2022\n\nCotton Doubles Down on Demand for Answers from DOJ\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today responded to a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding reports that the DOJ is not providing legal defense for Deputy U.S. Marshals in Portland who protected the federal courthouse during BLM riots in 2020.\n\nCotton first requested information regarding these reports in January. On February 9, the Office of Legislative Affairs at the Department of Justice responded to Cotton\u2019s letter, but failed to address the issue.\n\nText of the letter may be found here and below.\n\nThe Honorable Merrick Garland\n\nU.S. Department of Justice\n\n950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW\n\nWashington, DC 20530-0001\n\nDear Attorney General Garland:\n\nI received your letter; you didn\u2019t answer my question. Why won\u2019t the Department of Justice defend four deputy U.S. Marshals attacked by a left-wing street militia in Portland?\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:57:46Z"]], "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.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-doubles-down-on-demand-for-answers-from-doj"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6825678758323193, "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"}