{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-bill-moving-capitol-fence-southern-border-0", "Rep. Boebert Introduces Bill Moving Capitol Fence to Southern Border", "2021-03-08", "2021", "2021-03", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert (CO-03) introduced a bill to move the fencing around the U.S. Capitol to the southern border.\n\nRepresentative Lauren Boebert (CO-03) stated: \u201cYou protect what you care about\u2014President Trump built a wall to protect the American people, and Democrats built a wall around the Capitol to protect themselves. Democrats are used to hiding\u2014after all, Joe Biden spent last year in his basement\u2014but it is wrong to shut the American people out of the People\u2019s House. Congress needs to get back to doing the people\u2019s business with full accountability and access, with members of the public able to meet with their elected representatives. A Congress afraid of its own citizens is unworthy to lead the free world.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Capitol has been surrounded by razor wire fences and National Guard members for months at a cost to taxpayers of more than $519 million. Currently, Democrats are calling for the fence to remain up through the fall, effectively closing the People\u2019s House to the American people. During the Trump Administration, Democrats said that walls don\u2019t work, but as soon as they got in power, they built a wall around the Capitol and the White House.\n\nThe fencing around the Capitol is no longer necessary. Following mass media reports of the threat of a violent protest on March 4th, the Capitol went on a heightened security posture. The Democrats all stayed home, where they\u2019ve been since last year, but Rep. Boebert\u2019s office came to work ready to go about the people\u2019s business. There was no violence or protests, and the Capitol was never in danger.\n\nRep. Boebert has spent time with the great men and women of the National Guard, and while she is grateful for their service, she also recognizes that it is time for them to go home to their families.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:33:37Z"]], "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://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-boebert-introduces-bill-moving-capitol-fence-southern-border-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0656830854713917, "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"}