{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gianforte.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/crime-roundtable-focuses-montana-s-drug-issues", "Crime roundtable focuses on Montanas drug issues", "2018-10-10", "2018", "2018-10", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Greg Gianforte", "G000584", "gianforte.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "A roundtable in Helena on Tuesday focused on the issues facing federal and state law enforcement officials.\nOne of the main issues was illegal drugs such as methamphetamine, prescription pills, and heroin.\nCongressman Greg Gianforte and Attorney General Tim Fox hosted the discussion, which included representatives from the Montana Highway Patrol and the Division of Criminal Investigation.\nMuch of the conversation focused on meth and the methods Mexican drug cartels use to get the drug to Montana.\nOfficials said it's going to take a team effort from law enforcement to combat the cartels.\nIf we don't respond the way that we should with one team, one fight, kind of a response, we're gonna be in trouble, we're gonna lose this thing, said Bryan Lockerby with the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation.\nGianforte said it was interesting to see the corridors of the drugs coming from Mexico into Montana's communities.\nAccording to law enforcement at the discussion, they continue to need more funding  like federal grants  to help fight illegal drugs.\nThey said resources like treatment court are still limited in the state and kids need more drug education.\n(Click here to view the full story)", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://gianforte.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/crime-roundtable-focuses-montana-s-drug-issues"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7047710716724396, "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"}