{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bost.house.gov/2023/4/bost-announces-trip-to-southern-border", "ADVISORY: BOST ANNOUNCES TRIP TO SOUTHERN BORDER", "2023-04-18", "2023", "2023-04", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Mike Bost", "B001295", "bost.house.gov", "bost", "https://bost.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Rep. Mike Bostannounced today that he will visit the U.S.-Mexico border at Laredo, Texas, beginning Thursday. As chairman of the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, Bost organized the three-day oversight trip to meet with military veterans now serving on U.S. Border Patrol and study security conditions at one of America\u2019s busier border crossings.\n\n\u201cAfter taking the gavel as chairman of the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, it was one of my top priorities to perform much-needed oversight of President Biden\u2019s failures at the southern border,\u201d said Bost. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019ll be heading to Laredo, Texas, this week to meet with the dedicated men and women who are protecting our communities from illegal immigration, crime, and dangerous drugs. I look forward to hearing firsthand what they need to combat this crisis now.\u201d\n\nWHO: Rep. Bost and members of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee\n\nWHAT: Oversight visit to the U.S. - Mexico border\n\nWHEN: Thursday, April 20th - Saturday, April 22nd\n\nWHERE: Laredo, Texas\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:44:29Z"]], "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://bost.house.gov/2023/4/bost-announces-trip-to-southern-border"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9103198535740376, "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"}