{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gutierrez.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/guti-rrez-encouraged-bipartisan-bridge-act-seeks-house-measure-daca", "Gutirrez Encouraged By Bipartisan BRIDGE Act, Seeks House Measure for DACA DREAMers", "2016-12-09", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Luis Guti\u00e9rrez", "G000535", "gutierrez.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Chicago \u2013 Today, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan BRIDGE Act to protect DREAMers with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) by extending the program for three years.\u00a0 Rep. Luis V. Guti\u00e9rrez (D-IL) issued the following statement:\n\tI am going to do whatever I can to protect the children and young adults who signed up for DACA. Period.\u00a0 They came forward because the President and many other leaders, including myself, asked them to register, go through the process, and trust that by following the rules they would be rewarded with the opportunity to stay in the only country they have ever known.\u00a0 The DREAMers I know are worried about what a Trump Administration means for their future and their ability to work, study, and remain connected to their families.\u00a0 This bill is a start and I plan to work with colleagues in both parties to introduce a similar effort in the House of Representatives.\n\tObviously, the young people who have complied with the DACA program have stepped up as leaders for the entire immigrant community.\u00a0 While this bill focuses on this specific group of DREAMers with DACA, the broader immigrant community deserves reassurance that the lives they have built in the United States \u2013 in most cases over decades \u2013 will not be erased.\u00a0 I am committed to resisting any attempts at mass deportation, mass criminalization, mass registration, or mass demonization of immigrants who work hard and have contributed so much to America.\n\tI am very proud of Senator Graham and my Senator, Dick Durbin, who once again have stepped up in the Senate to lead the way.\u00a0 There are dozens of men and women in the Republican Party in the House who have stepped up in the past and I expect to work with anyone who will join me and other Democrats in putting America\u2019s immigrants in a safe place.\nRep. Guti\u00e9rrez represents the Fourth District of Illinois, is a Member of the Judiciary Committee and is the Co-Chair of the Immigration Task Force of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.", 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://gutierrez.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/guti-rrez-encouraged-bipartisan-bridge-act-seeks-house-measure-daca"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9012741502374411, "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"}