{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/09/26/2020/manchin-statement-on-presidents-supreme-court-nominee", "Manchin Statement On President's Supreme Court Nominee", "2020-09-26", "2020", "2020-09", "Democrat", "House", "WV", "Joe Manchin", "M001183", "www.manchin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "September 26, 2020\n\t\t\t Manchin Statement On President's Supreme Court Nominee \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tCharleston, WV  U.S. Senator Joe Manchin\r\n(D-WV) today issued a statement on President Trump's Supreme Court nominee,\r\nJudge Amy Coney Barrett. As West Virginia's Senator, I have always\r\ntaken my Constitutional obligation to advise and consent on a nominee for a\r\nSupreme Court vacancy extremely seriously. I will review Judge Coney Barrett's\r\nlegal qualifications and judicial philosophy just as I have done with every\r\nSupreme Court nominee that has come before the Senate during my time as a\r\nSenator. Rushing to confirm a Supreme Court\r\nnominee weeks before a presidential election has never been done before in the\r\nhistory of our nation and it will only fan the flames of division at a time\r\nwhen our country is deeply divided. I cannot support a process that risks\r\nfurther division of the American people at a time when we desperately need to\r\ncome together. I will not vote to confirm Judge Coney Barrett or any Supreme\r\nCourt nominee before Election Dayon November 3rd. I urge my\r\nRepublican friends to slowdown, put people before politics, and give\r\ntheir constituents a chance to vote.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\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.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/09/26/2020/manchin-statement-on-presidents-supreme-court-nominee"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6386851202696562, "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"}