{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-statement-on-courts-blocking-of-arkansas-transgender-youth-law", "Cotton Statement on Court\u2019s Blocking of Arkansas Transgender Youth Law", "2022-08-25", "2022", "2022-08", "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 Caroline Tabler (202) 224-2353\n\nAugust 25, 2022\n\nCotton Statement on Court\u2019s Blocking of Arkansas Transgender Youth Law\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a hold on Arkansas\u2019s law to ban transgender medical interventions for children:\n\n\u201cOur legislature voted to protect kids from experimental drugs and surgeries that could permanently damage their health and well-being. By blocking this law again, the court has kept the fate of Arkansas\u2019s children in the hands of liberal activists who support \u2018sex-changes\u2019 for children.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"]], "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-statement-on-courts-blocking-of-arkansas-transgender-youth-law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2284349650144577, "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"}