{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://langevin.house.gov/press-release/langevin-signs-letter-urging-president-elect-trump-remove-stephen-bannon-transition", "Langevin Signs Letter Urging President-elect Trump to Remove Stephen Bannon from Transition Team", "2016-11-16", "2016", "2016-11", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Jim Langevin", "L000559", "langevin.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) joined 168 of his fellow House Democrats today in signing a letter, led by his colleague, Congressman David Cicilline, urging President-elect Donald J. Trump to reconsider the appointment of Stephen Bannon as White House Chief Strategist. As Executive Chairman of Breitbart News, Bannon has a history of promulgating material that targets Jews, Muslims, women, members of the LGBTQ community, and other minorities.\n\u201cMy office has been absolutely flooded with phone calls, emails, and social media comments from constituents who are rightfully afraid of the influence that Bannon could potentially have on public policy in this administration. While the President-elect has the right to surround himself with the advisers of his choice, I believe this appointment sends a dangerous message to the American people,\u201d said Langevin. \u201cI have always tried to work in a bipartisan way, and I am ready to work with the incoming administration, as well, but I am not willing to do so at the expense of common decency.\u201d\n\u201cAs I said earlier this week, we cannot let Bannon\u2019s divisive behavior and rhetoric be normalized,\u201d he continued. \u201cThis isn\u2019t about political affiliations; this is about cultivating an environment in this country where people of every race, religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation feel safe, valued, and empowered.\u201d", 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://langevin.house.gov/press-release/langevin-signs-letter-urging-president-elect-trump-remove-stephen-bannon-transition"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8970228955149651, "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"}