{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2023/07/12/higgins-correa-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-enhance-border-security-and/", "Higgins, Correa Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Enhance Border Security and Combat Human Trafficking", "2023-07-12", "2023", "2023-07", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", "clayhiggins", "https://clayhiggins.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressmen Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Lou Correa (D-CA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, introduced the bipartisan Cooperation on Combating Human Smuggling and Trafficking Act which would enhance border security and combat human trafficking.\n\nThis legislation would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance border security by expanding bilateral cooperation with Mexican, Central American, and South American law enforcement to identify and disrupt human smuggling and human trafficking operations.\n\n\u201cHuman trafficking is evil, and everyone who participates in it is doomed to face judgment in the eyes of God,\u201d said Chairman Higgins.\u201cCriminal cartels make billions by trafficking in human misery. This legislation will help enhance American partnership with selected law enforcement agencies in Mexico, Central America and South America. This legislation is a strategic maneuver in our war against the cartels.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis legislation represents a real, bipartisan effort to not only begin to address the root causes of migration, but to save lives at home and abroad,\u201dsaid Ranking Member Correa.\u201cBy expanding American partnership with authorities in Mexico, Central America, and South America\u2014and supporting their efforts to investigate and prosecute human smugglers and traffickers targeting children and families\u2014we will make meaningful strides towards disrupting human trafficking operations at their roots and keeping our nation\u2019s border safe, secure, and humane.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:18:03Z"]], "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://clayhiggins.house.gov/2023/07/12/higgins-correa-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-enhance-border-security-and/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.784175332635641, "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"}