{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=13&itemid=2478", "Grijalva Signs Discharge Petition Calling on Vote for DREAM Act", "2017-09-27", "2017", "2017-09", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Ra\u00fal Grijalva", "G000551", "grijalva.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Rep. Grijalva released the following statement after joining 191 Democratic Members of Congress in signing a discharge petition demanding that the DREAM Act, a bi-partisan bill currently co-sponsored by 200 Members, come to the floor for a vote. The \u201cSucceed Act,\u201d a conservative legislative proposal was also introduced on the same day.  \u201cThe only thing the bill introduced by Sen. Tillis and Sen. Lankford succeeds in doing is ensuring that DACA recipients who have time-and-time again proven themselves to be positive members of our society be treated as second-class citizens - at best,\u201d said Rep. Grijalva. \u201cThe Succeed Bill is tailored to the extreme wing of the Republican Party who see immigration as a threat to our country, rather than an asset. It extends the vetting process to the point where an individual who meets all the qualifications would need to wait 15 years to qualify for citizenship. This is not what a legislative fix to DACA looks like. This is a poor attempt at a bill that only forces DREAMers back into the shadows of uncertainty. If Republicans were serious about helping the more than 2.5 million young individuals in our country, they would take a second look at passing the bi-partisan DREAM Act in a clean manner, without poisonous provisions. \u201cWe have called upon House Republican Leadership to allow a vote on the DREAM Act to come to the floor. On every occasion, those calls have been unanswered even with a vast majority of Americans in favor of a legislative fix for our DREAMers. That is why, I joined my Democratic colleagues in signing the discharge petition. We cannot allow our DREAMers and their futures to hinge on Trump\u2019s erratic behavior. These DREAMers like Ruben, Donald and Dalia have a potential and drive that we should be embracing not discouraging. They represent the best of our country. They deserve a vote on a clean bill.\u201d  Rep. Grijalva is highlighting the stories of DACA recipients in Arizona\u2019s Third Congressional District. You can view them on Rep. Grijalva\u2019s Instagram.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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": ["http://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=13&itemid=2478"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5833198558539152, "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"}