{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-applauds-supreme-court-ruling-protecting-voting-by-mail", "Markey Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Voting by Mail", "2026-06-29", "2026", "2026-06", "Democrat", "Senate", "MA", "Edward J. Markey", "M000133", "www.markey.senate.gov", "markey", "https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Boston (June 29, 2026) \u2013 Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Watson v. Republican National Committee to uphold a state law mandating that mail-in-ballots postmarked by Election Day but received within a grace period can be counted.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s ruling is a victory for democracy,\u201d said Senator Markey. \u201cFor now, eligible voters can continue to cast their ballots by mail with confidence that their vote will be counted. Although Trump and MAGA Republicans lost today, this will not be the end of their campaign to undercut Americans\u2019 ability to freely and fairly participate in our electoral system. I will remain vigilant against this threat and continue to work to secure our elections.\u201d\n\nIn February, Senator Markey tried to pass a resolution denouncing statements by President Donald Trump that he may \u201cnationalize,\u201d commandeer, or otherwise assume direct control over state-run elections. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) objected, blocking the resolution from passing.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-30T06:29:10Z", "2026-06-30T06:30:42Z"]], "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.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-applauds-supreme-court-ruling-protecting-voting-by-mail"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7810871358960867, "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"}