{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=293E7854-BA98-46C0-B151-58DBADB6ADF3", "Sen. Moran Hosts Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Roundtable in Garden City", "2025-08-28", "2025", "2025-08", "Republican", "Senate", "KS", "Jerry Moran", "M000934", "www.moran.senate.gov", "moran", "https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) \u2013 chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) \u2013 today hosted federal, state and local law enforcement officials in Garden City for a roundtable to discuss the region\u2019s challenges related to organized crime, drug trafficking and human trafficking. During the roundtable, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced its commitment to increase the number of agents in their Garden City Post of Duty.\n\n\u201cOur Kansas law enforcement officers need the best tools and training in order to do their jobs and keep our communities safe,\u201d said Sen. Moran. \u201cAs the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee which funds the Department of Justice, FBI, DEA and ATF, my goal here today is to hear directly from officers and sheriffs how Congress can better support local law enforcement and to connect federal law enforcement with Kansas departments to work in a collaborative way to best serve the southwest part of the state.\u201d\n\nLaw Enforcement Officials in Attendance:\n\nFederal Law Enforcement:\n\nFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)\n\nHomeland Security Investigations (HSI)\n\nDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA)\n\nBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)\n\nLocal and State Law Enforcement:\n\nKansas Bureau of Investigation\n\nKansas Highway Patrol\n\nGarden City Police Department\n\nFinney County Sheriff\u2019s Office\n\nHolcomb Police Department\n\nSeward County Sheriff\u2019s Office\n\nFord County Sheriff\u2019s Office\n\nHaskell County Sheriff\u2019s Office\n\nRush County Sheriff\u2019s Office\n\nMeade County Sheriff\u2019s Office\n\nLane County Sheriff\u2019s Office\n\nFinney County Attorney\u2019s Office\n\nDodge City Police Department\n\nLiberal Police Department\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:02:47Z"]], "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.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=293E7854-BA98-46C0-B151-58DBADB6ADF3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0555090848356485, "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"}