{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-flood-washington-democrats-ignoring-immigration-crisis", "Congressman Flood: Washington Democrats Ignoring Immigration Crisis", "2023-09-20", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Mike Flood", "F000474", "flood.house.gov", "flood", "https://flood.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressmen Mike Flood delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the immigration crisis created by President Joe Biden and Washington Democrats.\n\nVideo 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\nMister Speaker, I rise today to address America\u2019s immigration crisis.\n\nFor 29 months, encounters with illegal immigrants have been higher than the highest month of the Trump years.\n\nWhile Washington Democrats continue to ignore the crisis, House Republicans continue to do everything in our power to force them.\n\nEarlier this year, we passed H.R. 2, also known as the Secure the Border Act. This bill helps finish the border wall, stops the Biden Administration\u2019s open border policies, and increases Border Patrol staffing.\n\nThis legislation awaits consideration in the Democrat controlled Senate \u2013 it cannot wait any longer.\n\nIt\u2019s time for the Senate to take action. We cannot allow the Biden Administration to dismantle the border wall. We cannot allow Secretary Mayorkas to circumvent or dismantle the successful \u201cRemain in Mexico\u201d policy. And we cannot continue to allow illegal immigrants to stream across our border illegally without regard for our national security.\n\nI urge my colleagues in the Senate to come together and support a commonsense plan like H.R. 2 to stem the humanitarian crisis on the southern border.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"]], "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-washington-democrats-ignoring-immigration-crisis"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2680012732744217, "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"}