{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stanton.house.gov/2021/3/stanton-to-co-chair-key-immigration-task-force", "Stanton to Co-Chair Key Immigration Task Force", "2021-03-12", "2021", "2021-03", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Greg Stanton", "S001211", "stanton.house.gov", "stanton", "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Rep. Greg Stanton will co-chair the New Democrat Coalition\u2019s Immigration Task Force and, in that role, will push for common-sense, modern immigration reform that will create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants with deep ties to this country and strengthen Arizona\u2019s economy.\n\nStanton will co-chair the task force with Congressman Salud Carbajal of California. The New Democrat Coalition (NDC) is made up of more than 90 forward-thinking House Democrats who are committed to pro-economic growth, pro-innovation, and fiscally responsible policies.\n\nYesterday, the group endorsed two pieces of immigration reform legislation: H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, and H.R. 1537, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. Both bills are expected to be considered on the House floor next week.\n\n\u201cImmigration is an issue where we can find bipartisan common ground, and New Dems are committed to building a fair and inclusive immigration system that reflects our values as a nation of immigrants and strengthens the American economy,\u201d said Stanton. \u201cThat starts with protecting America\u2019s Dreamers and essential immigrant workers. These two bills earned our endorsement because they do right by the immigrants who have called our country home for so long\u2014and they're the right thing to do for our economy.\"\n\nH.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act would provide permanent protections to the nation\u2019s Dreamers, as well as to TPS and DED holders, allowing them to contribute fully to their local communities and the country while providing a pathway to citizenship.\n\nH.R. 1537, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act makes meaningful reforms to the H-2A agricultural guestworker program and creates a first-of-its-kind, merit-based visa program specifically designed for the nation\u2019s agricultural sector. These changes will help stabilize and preserve the American agricultural sector by ensuring farmers can meet their labor needs well into the future.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:33:37Z"]], "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://stanton.house.gov/2021/3/stanton-to-co-chair-key-immigration-task-force"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 43.088167905807495, "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"}