{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-votes-secure-border", "Westerman Votes to Secure the Border", "2023-05-11", "2023", "2023-05", "Republican", "House", "AR", "Bruce Westerman", "W000821", "westerman.house.gov", "westerman", "https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Bruce Westerman voted YES to pass H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. He released the following statement:\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve seen firsthand the unprecedented national security, ecological, and humanitarian crisis at the southern border. Unimaginable things are happening in our country because of the Biden Administration\u2019s failure to put its foot down and enforce our border laws. The increased drug trafficking, illegal immigration, and human trafficking at the border are affecting every community \u2013 not just the cities and states along the border \u2013 and it\u2019s spreading like a wildfire across our country.\n\n\u201cWith the expiration of Title 42, the crisis at the border will only go from bad to worse, and the Biden Administration has no plan to control the coming chaos. Fortunately, House Republicans were prepared. We promised the American people we\u2019d secure the southern border and protect our communities. Today, we passed legislation to stand up to the drug cartels and remove the incentives for people to cross our southern border illegally. H.R. 2 will bolster the capabilities of our border patrol agents to combat human and drug trafficking, rein in illegal immigration, and ensure our national security,\u201d Congressman Westerman said.\n\nThe Secure the Border Act of 2023 would:\n\nResume border wall construction\n\nBolster CBP staffing\n\nModernizes and enhances technology\n\nDemands transparency from DHS\n\nAddresses CBP retention\n\nSupports local law enforcement", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:55:44Z"]], "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://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-votes-secure-border"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6024671494960785, "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"}