{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-flood-president-biden-finish-wall", "Congressman Flood to President Biden: Finish the Wall", "2022-12-08", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Mike Flood", "F000474", "flood.house.gov", "flood", "https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Mike Flood recently delivered short floor remarks on President Joe Biden\u2019s failed immigration policy. Video of the remarks can be found by clicking here. News outlets are welcome to use the footage for their reporting purposes. The full text of the speech is below.\n\nThank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to focus a light today on the ongoing humanitarian crisis unfolding at our Southern Border.\n\nThis week, President Biden once again refused to visit the border saying, \u201cThere are more important things going on.\u201d It\u2019s no surprise the President doesn\u2019t want to go to the border, because he\u2019d have to confront the crisis that his rhetoric and policies have created.\n\nUnlike the President, I have visited the border.\n\nDuring my visit, one thing became crystal clear: His catch and release policies have dramatically escalated the crisis. Law enforcement told us about how coyotes bring women and children across the border, trafficking and sexually abusing them along the journey.\n\nData underscores the impact that President Biden\u2019s rhetoric has had. CBP reports show that Southwest Land Border Encounters have increased almost fivefold in two years.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:41:06Z"]], "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://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-flood-president-biden-finish-wall"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.799157889559865, "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"}