{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=629CAEA4-FBFE-42DC-B7EF-4A4BB99C47A3", "Sen. Moran: President Biden & Secretary Mayorkas Have Failed to Protect our Southern Border", "2024-04-11", "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 \u2013 U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) spoke on the Senate Floor regarding the crisis at the southern border.\n\n\u201cThe historic failure at our southern border is not an accident,\u201d said Sen. Moran. \u201cMigrants making their way to the United States, often through the assistance of organized criminal organizations, know our laws and the current lack of enforcement of those laws.\n\n\u201cThis administration has created these conditions and has done little to dissuade migrants from making the dangerous journey to our border,\u201d continued Sen. Moran. \u201cMigrants know the administration has resisted detaining those who cross the border illegally; they know this administration has resisted hardening border infrastructure; and they know that the administration\u2019s abuse of the parole system will increase their chances of remaining in the United States if they can get across the border.\u201d\n\n\u201cSecretary Mayorkas has an obligation to use the tools Congress has already provided to enforce legislation that has already passed,\u201d said Sen. Moran. \u201cWaiting for comprehensive reform is an excuse from the Secretary and President Biden to do nothing. Mayorkas\u2019 inaction on the border and his leniency towards enforcing the law has resulted in what we see today. The number one priority of the federal government is to protect our national security, and the Biden administration has failed to protect our southern border.\u201d\n\nClick HERE to Watch Sen. Moran\u2019s Full Remarks\n\n# # #", 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=629CAEA4-FBFE-42DC-B7EF-4A4BB99C47A3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.016261987388134, "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"}