{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stanton.house.gov/2024/2/stanton-calls-on-biden-to-nominate-border-patrol-commissioner", "Stanton Calls on Biden to Nominate Border Patrol Commissioner", "2024-02-01", "2024", "2024-02", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Greg Stanton", "S001211", "stanton.house.gov", "stanton", "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014 Rep. Greg Stanton today urged President Joe Biden to swiftly nominate a permanent Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The agency has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since late 2022.\n\n\u201cFor more than a year, the Senate has not received a nomination for the position tasked with overseeing CBP\u2019s more than 60,000 staff and advancing critical trade, travel and national security objectives,\u201d Stanton wrote. \u201cThe dire situation at our southern border requires strong, steady leadership.\u201d\n\nThe previous Commissioner, former Tucson police chief Chris Magnus, stepped down November 12, 2022. The agency has been led by a Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner, Troy Miller, since Magnus\u2019 resignation.\n\nStanton\u2019s letter is available HERE and below.\n\n---\n\nDear President Biden,\n\nI write today to request that you swiftly nominate a qualified candidate to be the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).\n\nCBP has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since November 12, 2022. For more than a year, the Senate has not received a nomination for the position tasked with overseeing CBP\u2019s more than 60,000 staff and advancing critical trade, travel and national security objectives.\n\nThe dire situation at our southern border requires strong, steady leadership. Last month saw a record 302,000 migrant encounters. Critical ports of entry\u2014including the Lukeville POE in Arizona\u2014were closed for much of December as CBP shifted resources to respond to the influx of migrants ,disrupting the cross-border economy during the busy holiday season. And in fiscal year 2023, CBP seized nearly twice as much illicit fentanyl as it did the previous year.\n\nI ask that you use every tool at your disposal to ensure that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has the leadership and resources to meet this moment. I\u2019m working across the aisle in Congress to pass an emergency supplemental that matches your request for more resources for CBP\u2014including funding for 1,300 additional border patrol agents, 1,000 additional officers focused on counter-fentanyl efforts and cutting-edge technology. But in the meantime, you have the power to ensure the CBP has a leader.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"]], "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/2024/2/stanton-calls-on-biden-to-nominate-border-patrol-commissioner"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9005849715322256, "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"}