{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://amodei.house.gov/news-releases/chairman-amodeis-statement-homeland-security-oversight-hearing", "Chairman Amodei\u2019s Statement on Homeland Security Oversight Hearing", "2026-02-12", "2026", "2026-02", "Republican", "House", "NV", "Mark E. Amodei", "A000369", "amodei.house.gov", "amodei", "https://amodei.house.gov/news-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei released the following statement following yesterday\u2019s oversight hearing on the potential impacts of a DHS shutdown:\n\n\u201cUnder the leadership of Chuck Schumer, progressive Democrats are now demanding that Congress weaken interior immigration enforcement or risk shutting down the entire Department of Homeland Security,\u201d said Chairman Mark Amodei.\n\n\u201cIf you think that\u2019s acceptable because you oppose ICE or Border Patrol operations, it\u2019s worth remembering that DHS funds far more than immigration enforcement. Threatening to shut it down puts core national security functions at risk.\n\n\u201cThe Coast Guard, which carries out critical maritime search-and-rescue missions, would be sidelined. FEMA\u2019s emergency preparedness and disaster recovery efforts would be delayed and disrupted, even as states across the country are still dealing with historic winter weather. At a time of heightened global tensions, DHS cybersecurity and communications capabilities would shift from proactive to reactive defense. During the last shutdown, Americans saw firsthand what happens when TSA operations are disrupted: longer wait times, widespread flight cancellations, and unnecessary chaos. Some lawmakers are apparently willing to see that happen again.\n\n\u201cNone of these consequences have anything to do with immigration enforcement.\n\n\u201cWhile I\u2019ve previously said ICE needs to refocus on its core mission, that pivot is already underway. Under Tom Homan\u2019s leadership, tensions in Minnesota were successfully deescalated through engagement with local officials, leading to the conclusion of surge operations in the state and the deployment of body cameras for personnel remaining on the ground.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s also important to note that ICE still has resources funded in the One Big Beautiful Bill if the third shutdown in less than 100 days takes place. At the same time, a continuing resolution does little to resolve the issue, as it keeps funding at FY25 levels, which are actually higher than what\u2019s proposed for FY26.\n\n\u201cPolicy disagreements are not the responsibility of the appropriations process; rather, they should be taken up with the authorizing committees. I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to reflect on the lessons of the longest government shutdown in history, which proved it accomplishes nothing.\u201d\n\nWatch the full hearing here.", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:17:58Z"]], "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://amodei.house.gov/news-releases/chairman-amodeis-statement-homeland-security-oversight-hearing"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7311408407986164, "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"}