{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-roy-texas-republican-delegation-unveil-border-security-plan-texans-texas", "Rep. Roy, Texas Republican Delegation unveil border security plan \u2018by Texans for Texas\u2019", "2022-12-08", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Chip Roy", "R000614", "roy.house.gov", "roy", "https://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014 On Thursday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) stood alongside 22 Texas Republican House Members, and five Members-elect, to unveil the delegation\u2019s border security framework \u2014 a 13-page document outlining which policy changes are necessary to ensure a secure southern border.\n\n\u201cHouse Republicans have made a Commitment to America to secure the southern border as part of our priority to create a \u2018nation that is safe,\u2019 the plan reads. \u201cAs Members of Congress representing Texans and the southern border we commit to the same and offer these solutions to fulfill the goals of the Commitment to America.\u201d\n\nThe delegation\u2019s agenda is a framework by Texans for Texas, which includes four priority areas:\n\nComplete physical border infrastructure\n\nFix border enforcement policies\n\nEnforce our laws in the interior\n\nTarget cartels & criminal organizations\n\nRep. Roy said:\n\n\u201cTexas is under siege from this invasion every day and our delegation is tired of watching the Biden Administration have \u2018more important things to do\u2019 than protect our fellow Texans and Americans from cartels, terrorists, fentanyl traffickers, human traffickers, human smugglers, and murderers. We are committing ourselves to secure our southern border; we will not accept anything less, and this framework outlines what it\u2019s going to take to get the job done.\u201d\n\nRep. Jodey Arrington said:\n\n\u201cNo one understands or appreciates the widespread social and economic costs of Biden\u2019s unprecedented open border crisis like the people of Texas. It only makes sense for the Texas Delegation to lead the way in using every tool and authority to secure the border, defend our sovereignty, and protect our citizens \u2014 and all Americans \u2014 from this epic disaster.\u201d\n\nRep. Brian Babin said:\n\n\u201cFrom day one, the Lone Star State has had to fill the void left by a president who abandoned our southern border. With the Texas Border Commitment as our framework, we will work with leaders in the state and across the country to ensure that our laws are enforced and the nation is once again protected. Joe Biden will learn what so many already have: Don\u2019t mess with Texas!\u201d\n\nRep. Michael McCaul said:\n\n\u201cI spent more than 20 years as a federal prosecutor and served as Chairman of Homeland Security, but I have never seen the border this broken \u2014 and we have President Biden\u2019s policies to blame for that. As Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I\u2019m urging the State Department to negotiate solutions with our neighboring countries and will continue holding the Biden administration accountable for the crisis it has inflicted on all Americans \u2014 especially Texans.\u201d\n\nRep. Dan Crenshaw said:\n\n\u201cAs migrants and fentanyl continue to pour over our southern border, the Biden Administration sits idly by and refuses to even acknowledge this devastating crisis. Texas continues to bear the brunt of this mess, and Biden\u2019s inaction speaks volumes. Come January 3rd, House Republicans will do everything in our power to secure our border and put an end to this national security crisis.\u201d\n\nThe full plan can be found here. A supplementary document containing relevant, existing legislation introduced by the Texas delegation can be found here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-roy-texas-republican-delegation-unveil-border-security-plan-texans-texas"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8393828757107258, "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"}