{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/opinion-i-wont-change-the-filibuster", "Opinion: I Won\u2019t Change the Filibuster", "2026-07-31", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "UT", "John R. Curtis", "C001114", "www.curtis.senate.gov", "curtis", "https://www.curtis.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "It protects the rights of the minority in the Senate\u2014even when it\u2019s a minority of one\n\nWASHINGTON\u2014U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) authored an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal reaffirming his commitment to preserving the Senate filibuster, arguing that it ensures consistent, long-term policy making; protects the rights of the minority; and encourages consensus building rather than top-down rule.\n\n\u201c\u2026[The] question isn\u2019t simply whether more legislation would pass. It is whether prudence would still be required in lawmaking, whether legislation passed in one Congress would remain law in the next,\u201d Senator Curtis writes. \u201cUnder no circumstance will I support any effort to end or alter the filibuster, as any party that does so wouldn\u2019t be guaranteed survival. Their agenda would be guaranteed death come the next majority.\u201d\n\nIn the piece, Senator Curtis explains that the filibuster is not merely a procedural rule, but a defining feature of the Senate\u2019s role as a deliberative body. He argues that while the filibuster has evolved over time, its central purpose remains the same: ensuring legislation is durable, broadly supported, and the product of negotiation rather than fleeting political majorities.\n\nSenator Curtis is a cosponsor of the SAVE America Act and has previously voted in support of the legislation. His views on the filibuster are longstanding and are not tied to the passage of any specific legislation.", 1, "2026-08-01T07:27:26Z", "2026-08-01T07:28:22Z"]], "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.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/opinion-i-wont-change-the-filibuster"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7993180770426989, "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"}