{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://ebjohnson.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-johnson-releases-a-statement-on-the-ferguson-grand-jury", "Congresswoman Johnson Releases a Statement on the Ferguson Grand Jury Decision", "2014-11-25", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Eddie Johnson", "J000126", "ebjohnson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014(November 25th, 2014) \u2013 Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson released the following statement in response to the Ferguson Grand Jury\u2019s Decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for the death of unarmed teenager, Michael Brown:\u00a0\n\u201cI am deeply saddened by the Ferguson Grand Jury\u2019s decision yesterday evening. The decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown is both a travesty and a failure by our justice system. As the proud mother of a black man and grandmother to three grandsons, I cannot imagine the depth of the wound left in the hearts of Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr.\nThe death of their son at the hands of a police officer sworn to protect and serve, aggravated by the refusal of the District Attorney to prosecute, is a profound affirmation of the devaluation of African-American men in this country.\nRev. Dr. Martin Luther King once said: \u201cwe must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.\u201d Yesterday\u2019s decision in Ferguson highlights that there is still much work to be done. Our charge now is to harness that anger into constructive change by initiating dialogue with our community members, our elected officials, and our police departments to ensure that there are no more senseless murders of young black men.\u00a0 In the wake of this inequitable decision, we must stand together\u2014peacefully.\u00a0\n###\nCONTACT: Yinka Robinson | (202)225-8885", 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": ["http://ebjohnson.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-johnson-releases-a-statement-on-the-ferguson-grand-jury"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9136341977864504, "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"}