{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stanton.house.gov/2024/9/ahead-of-vote-in-mexican-senate-stanton-salazar-lead-bipartisan-resolution-raising-concern-with-proposed-constitutional-reforms", "Ahead of Vote in Mexican Senate, Stanton, Salazar Lead Bipartisan Resolution Raising Concern with Proposed Constitutional Reforms", "2024-09-10", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Greg Stanton", "S001211", "stanton.house.gov", "stanton", "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) and Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar (R-FL) introduced a congressional resolution raising deep concerns with proposed constitutional reforms in Mexico that would radically reform the nation\u2019s judicial system. The reforms, spearheaded by outgoing Mexican President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador, would allow citizens to vote on every single judge, appeals court member and justice all the way up to the Supreme Court. The lower house of Mexico\u2019s Congress approved the reforms last Wednesday, and the Senate is set to vote on the legislation as soon as tonight.\n\n\u201cAs a border state, Arizona benefits in so many ways from our close relationship with Mexico. However, I\u2019m deeply concerned that the proposed constitutional reforms that will jeopardize this shared economic and security interest\u2014particularly commitments made in the USMCA and efforts to counter cross-border crime,\u201d Rep. Stanton said. \u201cOur bipartisan resolution respectfully calls on our Mexican counterparts to weigh these concerns as they move forward.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe reforms proposed by the current government threaten to take Mexico back to the days of one party rule,\u201d Rep. Salazar said. \u201cMexico is an important ally and partner of the United States \u2013 we must remain committed to ensuring the independence of the Mexican judiciary from populist attacks.\u201d\n\nText of the resolution is available HERE.\n\nThe resolution builds upon a bipartisan letter Stanton led last week with 10 Members of Congress to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, outlining concerns that the proposed reforms would risk violating terms of the USMCA.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "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/2024/9/ahead-of-vote-in-mexican-senate-stanton-salazar-lead-bipartisan-resolution-raising-concern-with-proposed-constitutional-reforms"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9265600237995386, "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"}