{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://jacksonlee.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-sheila-jackson-lee-urges-president-elect-to-rescind", "CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE URGES PRESIDENT-ELECT TO RESCIND APPOINTMENT OF STEVEN BANNON TO SENIOR WHITE HOUSE POSITION", "2016-11-17", "2016", "2016-11", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Sheila Jackson Lee", "J000032", "jacksonlee.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contact: Glenn Rushing \n November 16, 2016\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 202-225-3816 \n Press Statement \n Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Urges President-Elect to Rescind Appointment of Steven Bannon to Senior White House Position \n\u00a0\nWashington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committee and Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, released the following statement today calling upon the President-Elect to rescind his controversial appointment of Steven Bannon as White House Senior Counselor and Strategist:\n\u00a0\n\u201cIf the President-Elect is takes seriously the pledge his Election Night pledge to be a president to \u201call Americans,\u201d he must immediately renounce his intention to appoint Steven Bannon as White House Senior Counselor and Strategist.\n\u00a0\n\u201cSteven Bannon has a long history promoting racial and ethnic bigotry, sexism, religious intolerance, and misogyny. He has insinuated that African-Americans are \u2018naturally aggressive and violent,\u2019 and under his leadership, Breitbart\u2019s publishing strategy turned to one that has made it the media arm of the racist \u2018Alt-Right\u2019 movement, publishing articles promoting popular white nationalist tropes such as \u201cblack on white crime\u201d and that \"rape culture\" is inherent in Islam.\n\u00a0\n\u201cIn selecting Steven Bannon as one of his two most trusted White House advisors, the President-Elect is signaling to the American people that the inflammatory, reckless, and insensitive rhetoric and tactics employed by his campaign can be expected to become part of his Administration\u2019s standard operating procedure. This is not the way to begin healing the wounds opened by the recently concluded presidential campaign and or to bring the American people together.\n\u00a0\n\u201cI strongly urge the President-Elect to reconsider his decision and rescind his controversial appointment of Steven Bannon as White House Senior Counselor and Strategist.\n###", 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://jacksonlee.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-sheila-jackson-lee-urges-president-elect-to-rescind"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6754009518772364, "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"}