{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-opposes-republican-funding-bill-boosts-trumps-border-patrol", "Larson Opposes Republican Funding Bill that Boosts Trump\u2019s Border Patrol", "2026-07-21", "2026", "2026-07", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "John B. Larson", "L000557", "larson.house.gov", "larson", "https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "\u201cIn the midst of an affordability crisis where people are struggling to make ends meet, where the price of gas is soaring, and it costs more and more to get by, Republicans brought forward a bill to give even more money to Trump\u2019s immigration agents,\u201d said Larson. \u201cI opposed this Continuing Resolution because it provides more for what has become this president\u2019s personal army, when we should be funding programs where they are most needed: helping working families make ends meet. I was proud to have voted against ICE in its inception. Now, Republicans have aided Trump in expanding ICE, so it is larger than the armies of many countries. It is time to abolish ICE!\u201d\n\nThe Republican Continuing Resolution would extend federal funding for agencies, including Trump\u2019s Department of Homeland Security (DHS), until after the midterm elections, with no guardrails on the administration\u2019s continued abuses of power. It fails to address funding shortfalls at public housing agencies, putting housing assistance at risk for tens of thousands of families\u2014while allowing billions in DHS funding to be transferred to the Border Patrol at Secretary Markwayne Mullin\u2019s discretion.\n\nThis month, after two residents were shot killed by ICE agents, Secretary Mullin refused to take any action to address the agency\u2019s abuses of power. Rep. Larson, who voted against the creation of ICE, called for the Secretary\u2019s resignation and an independent investigation into ICE activities. He was labeled an \u201canti-ICE Democrat\u201d and placed on a \u201cwatch list\u201d by Trump officials for his forceful advocacy against the administration\u2019s attacks on immigrant families, and his call to abolish ICE altogether.", 1, "2026-07-22T07:34:13Z", "2026-07-22T07:35:16Z"]], "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://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-opposes-republican-funding-bill-boosts-trumps-border-patrol"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.966846000868827, "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"}