{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://katko.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/katko-authored-legislation-secure-northern-border-passes-senate-heads", "KATKO-AUTHORED LEGISLATION TO SECURE NORTHERN BORDER PASSES SENATE, HEADS TO PRESIDENTS DESK", "2016-11-30", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "NY", "John Katko", "K000386", "katko.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) today released the below statement following passage in the House and Senate of S. 1808, the Northern Border Security Review Act, legislation that Rep. Katko introduced and passed through the U.S. House of Representatives which requires the Department of Homeland Security identify and assess threats to our nation\u2019s northern border in order to adequately confront these threats.\n\u00a0\n\u201cI applaud the Senate for taking action on this critical legislation to help secure our northern border.\u00a0 For twenty years, I worked as a federal prosecutor on both our northern border in New York and on our Southern border in El Paso, Texas.\u00a0 While much attention is justifiably focused on our southern border, our northern border faces unique threats \u2013 including drug and human trafficking, criminal activity, and potential acts of terrorism, with several major terrorist attacks having been uncovered and disrupted along the northern border in recent years. Our local Customs and Border Protection officers and Border Control agents work hard to combat these threats every day, and it is imperative that we help support their efforts by assessing, monitoring, and responding to the vulnerabilities on our nation\u2019s northern border. Tough border security is vital to ensuring the safety of Upstate New York and I look forward to the President taking swift action to sign this measure into law.\u201d\n\u00a0\nCongressman John Katko represents the 24th Congressional District, which includes all of Onondaga, Cayuga, and Wayne Counties and a portion of Oswego County.\u00a0 For more information, please visit https://katko.house.gov or www.facebook.com/RepJohnKatko.\n\u00a0\n###", 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://katko.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/katko-authored-legislation-secure-northern-border-passes-senate-heads"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0710008684545755, "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"}