{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-and-senator-hagerty-demand-doj-provide-steps-taken-ensure", "Congressman Biggs and Senator Hagerty Demand DOJ Provide Steps Taken to Ensure Election Integrity", "2024-07-15", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) led a letter, cosigned by 60 House and Senate colleagues, to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to inquire about the measures that have been taken by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to safeguard American elections from being hijacked by illegal aliens. Recent reports regarding alarming events in South Carolina, Georgia, and Ohio raise justified concerns as to the integrity of our federal elections. There is no publicly available information to suggest that the Department of Justice is investigating or bringing cases against aliens who violate federal election law.\n\nCongressman Biggs and Senator Hagerty\u2019s letter requires AG Garland to provide information regarding the steps, if any, taken by the DOJ to prosecute non-citizens for illegally voting or registering to vote in federal elections.\n\n\u201cNow more than ever it is imperative to ensure that American citizens can have confidence in the security of our elections,\u201d said Congressman Biggs.\n\n\u201cUpwards of 10 million illegal aliens have been released into our country through our porous borders during Joe Biden\u2019s presidency. Americans should not have to be concerned that their voices will be drowned out by the voices of illegal aliens when electing officials for political offices.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m grateful to Senator Hagerty for leading this effort in the Senate and to my colleagues who understand the significance of this oversight.\u201d\n\nHouse cosigners of this letter include: Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Rep. Keith Self (R-TX), Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA), Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL), Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN), Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT), Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA), Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX), Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX), Rep. Earl \u201cBuddy\u201d Carter (R-GA), Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL), Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL), Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Rep. John Rose (R-TN), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Michael Guest (R-TX), Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), and Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL).\n\nSenate Cosigners: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), Rep. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID), Sen. Mike Round (R-SD), Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. John Thune (R-SD), Sen. Tim Scott (R- SC), and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"]], "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://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-and-senator-hagerty-demand-doj-provide-steps-taken-ensure"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7865480147302151, "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"}