{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/issa-hosts-judiciary-committee-field-hearing-examining-biden-harris-border", "Issa Hosts Judiciary Committee Field Hearing Examining Biden-Harris Border Crisis", "2024-09-06", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Darrell Issa", "I000056", "issa.house.gov", "issa", "https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "SANTEE \u2013 Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) hosted the House Judiciary Committee for a field hearing in Santee, CA, examining the impact of the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s failed border policies on California communities.\n\nThe hearing, \"The Biden-Harris Border Crisis: California Perspectives,\" featured local Southern California leaders on the front lines of this crisis. These witnesses detailed the surge in drug trafficking, public safety threats, and the strain on local resources caused by the administration's open border policies, which have allowed millions of illegal immigrants to enter the country.\n\n\u201cFrom day one, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris opened our borders, invited millions of illegal immigrants to walk through them, and ensured they would not have to leave \u2014 even if they committed serious crimes. This has led to an unprecedented surge of illegal immigrant crime, drugs, and trafficking \u2014 and our community knows that enough is enough. I want to thank the committee for coming to San Diego to witness the severity of this crisis firsthand,\u201d said Rep. Issa.\n\nThe hearing also highlighted Issa\u2019s new bill, the Sanctuary City Accountability Act which will hold sanctuary cities accountable for crimes committed by illegal immigrants they harbored and released into communities.\n\nIssa was joined by Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05) and Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) on the dais at the hearing.\n\nWitnesses included:\n\nMichael Hestrin, District Attorney, Riverside County, California\n\nJohn Franklin, Mayor, Vista, California\n\nCory Gautereaux, Border Security Advocate and Small Business Owner\n\nDon Sharp, Undersheriff, Riverside County, California\n\nJohn Minto, Mayor, Santee, California", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "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://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/issa-hosts-judiciary-committee-field-hearing-examining-biden-harris-border"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0315286926925182, "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"}