{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/comment-of-senator-patrick-leahy-on-senator-al-franken", "Comment of Senator Patrick Leahy On Senator Al Franken", "2017-12-06", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "VT", "Patrick Leahy", "L000174", "www.leahy.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.06.17\n\t\t\t Comment of Senator Patrick Leahy On Senator Al Franken \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tI just learned of the latest, disturbing allegation against Senator Franken.\u00a0 While the facts from case to case can differ, and while there are sound reasons for weighing evidence in such cases in a deliberate and carefully considered process, Senator Franken\u2019s situation has become untenable.\u00a0 I am concerned that even a prompt Ethics Committee investigation and recommendations will not come soon enough.\u00a0 He has to step aside.\u00a0 I hope as a nation that we are beginning to come to terms with the systemic problem of sexual harassment and assault, but we still have a long way to go.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t Press Contact \n\t\t\t\tDavid Carle: 202-224-3693\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\t\n\t\n\t\n  \n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 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.leahy.senate.gov/press/comment-of-senator-patrick-leahy-on-senator-al-franken"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7695890963077545, "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"}