{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=53388A5C-FD11-42E6-9203-D2173A7634EA", "Sen. Moran Questions U.S. Attorney General Garland on Violent Crime & National Security Threats", "2024-04-17", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "Senate", "KS", "Jerry Moran", "M000934", "www.moran.senate.gov", "moran", "https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) \u2013 ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies \u2013 today questioned U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on violent crime and the national security threats facing the United States during a committee hearing to review the President\u2019s FY2025 Budget Request for the Department of Justice.\n\n\u201cKansans and all Americans are facing extraordinary threats to our security both at home and abroad. The Department of Justice is an integral component of addressing those challenges,\u201d said Sen. Moran. \u201cPresident Biden\u2019s failures at the southern border have led to a national security and humanitarian crisis, with grave repercussions. We lost the ability to manage, or in some cases even know, who is crossing our borders. That includes agents of foreign powers, potential terrorists and others who mean to undermine our institutions.\u201d\n\n\u201cEvents in the Middle East, including Hamas\u2019 vicious attack on Israel on October 7, and Iran\u2019s support for proxy forces across the region, have dramatically elevated the risk of a terrorist attack in the United States,\u201d continued Sen. Moran.\n\n\u201cViolent crime continues to plague communities across the country,\u201d said Sen. Moran. \u201cModest declines in the FBI\u2019s Unified Crime Reporting statistics mean little when compared to the experiences of people across the country who have been harmed or traumatized by crime. In addition, the cyber capabilities of our enemies are continuing to improve putting our systems at greater risk.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe live in a dangerous world,\u201d continued Sen. Moran. \u201cI wish to be helpful in making certain we are able to address and reduce those safety and national security issues. I hope the conversation we have today will instill confidence in the American people that the Department of Justice is working to address threats like these and to make our communities a safer place.\u201d\n\nClick HERE to Watch Sen. Moran\u2019s Opening Remarks", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:04:43Z"]], "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=53388A5C-FD11-42E6-9203-D2173A7634EA"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9458998683840036, "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"}