{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://pallone.house.gov/press-release/rep-pallone-co-sponsors-new-comprehensive-immigration-reform-bill", "Rep. Pallone Co-Sponsors New Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill", "2013-10-04", "2013", "2013-10", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Frank Pallone", "P000034", "pallone.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C - Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that he is co-sponsoring a comprehensive immigration reform bill, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week by Democrats.\u00a0 This bill is designed to receive bipartisan support in the House.\u00a0 It contains the provisions of the commonsense, comprehensive immigration reform bill that passed the Senate in June by the bipartisan vote of 68 to 32, with one exception.\u00a0 The exception is that it replaces the Corker-Hoeven border security provisions in the Senate-passed bill with the bipartisan provisions of the McCaul-Thompson border security bill that was reported by the House Homeland Security Committee by voice vote in May. \u201cOur immigration system is broken and in need of major repair,\u201d Congressman Pallone said.\u00a0 \u201cBack in June, the Senate acted in a bipartisan way \u2013 with a strong vote of 68 to 32 \u2013 to pass commonsense comprehensive immigration reform.\u00a0 Now it\u2019s the House\u2019s turn.\u201d The only way immigration reform passes in the House is if Democrats and Republicans compromise.\u00a0 That is why House Democrats introduced this week not the perfect immigration reform bill, but a compromise bill that should have no trouble gaining bipartisan support. This bill:\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For securing our borders, contains the provisions of the bipartisan McCaul-Thompson border security bill that received unanimous approval from the House Homeland Security Committee.\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contains the same provisions from the bipartisan Senate-passed bill that protect our workers, unite families, and offer hardworking immigrants an earned pathway to citizenship.\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Also contains the same provisions from the bipartisan Senate-passed bill that reform our visa programs and our interior enforcement.\nAccording to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, enactment of the bipartisan Senate-passed comprehensive immigration reform bill would reduce the deficit by $850 billion.\u00a0 CBO also estimates that the Senate-passed bill would increase economic growth by 3.3% in 2023 and 5.4% in 3033. \u201cIt is time for the House to act and pass commonsense immigration reforms and get into a conference with the Senate,\u201d Congressman Pallone concluded.\u00a0 \u201cIt is critical that we get commonsense comprehensive reform enacted into law this year.\u00a0 Comprehensive reform will reduce our deficit, grow our economy, reaffirm our values, advance our ideals, and honor our history as a nation of immigrants.\u201d", 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://pallone.house.gov/press-release/rep-pallone-co-sponsors-new-comprehensive-immigration-reform-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9569671712815762, "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"}