{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/jim-banks-named-americas-toughest-senator-on-immigration/", "Jim Banks Named America\u2019s Toughest Senator on Immigration", "2025-11-04", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Jim Banks", "B001299", "www.banks.senate.gov", "banks", "https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C, \u2013 Today, Immigration Accountability Project Action awarded Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) as the #1 U.S. Senator for immigration.\n\nIAP Action calculated the rankings based on the immigration-related bills introduced, cosponsored, and supported by members of Congress. Eligible legislation includes measures addressing legal immigration, nonimmigrant visa programs, border security, interior enforcement, and efforts to combat illegal immigration.\n\nSenator Banks earned the top ranking among all U.S. Senators for the 119th Congress.\n\nSenator Jim Banks: (R-Ind.): \u201cHoosiers sent me to the Senate to help President Trump secure the border and put America first. I\u2019m honored to get this recognition and I\u2019ll keep fighting every day to keep our country safe and strong.\u201d\n\nSenator Banks\u2019 Key Immigration Legislative Items here:\n\nVisa Overstay Penalties Act of 2025\n\nBorder Security is National Security Act\n\nPutting American Students First Act\n\nEnd Unaccountable Amnesty Act\n\nNuclear Family Priority Act\n\nAmerican Tech Workforce Act of 2025\n\nRead more about it here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "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://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/jim-banks-named-americas-toughest-senator-on-immigration/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3388879597187042, "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"}