{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-senate-colleagues-demand-pay-for-border-patrol-during-government-shutdown/", "Scott, Senate Colleagues Demand Pay for Border Patrol During Government Shutdown", "2023-09-29", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "Senate", "SC", "Tim Scott", "S001184", "www.scott.senate.gov", "timscott", "https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/jsf/jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and his Senate colleagues in introducing the Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act. As the government heads toward a shutdown, this bill would ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and contractors continue to be paid.\n\nThe surge in recent border crossings in Eagle Pass, Texas, and elsewhere along the Southern border has highlighted the critical role Border Patrol plays. Twice this week, daily border crossings reached over 11,000, breaking the record for the number of crossings in a single day.\n\nJoining Senators Tim Scott and Rick Scott in cosponsoring this legislation were Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss).\n\nThis legislation is endorsed by the National Border Patrol Council.\n\n\u201cOur Border Patrol agents bear the full weight of President Biden\u2019s open border policy, met with an onslaught of illegal immigrants every day,\u201d said Senator Tim Scott. \u201cNow more than ever, we need our agents to keep our nation safe. The least we can do is ensure these brave men and women are paid for their invaluable work and continued sacrifice.\u201d\n\n\u201cI have been to the southern border three times since President Biden took office, and the crisis is worse each time I visit,\u201d said Senator Rick Scott. \u201cFailed leadership created this crisis and we cannot allow the border to go unchecked, and our border patrol agents to go unpaid, due to a failure of Washington to fund government.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nSenator Scott\u2019s work to address the border crisis includes:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:35:26Z"]], "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.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-senate-colleagues-demand-pay-for-border-patrol-during-government-shutdown/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1781439427286386, "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"}