{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://sires.house.gov/press-release/congressman-sires-cosponsors-bipartisan-immigration-reform-bill", "Congressman Sires Cosponsors Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill", "2013-10-07", "2013", "2013-10", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Albio Sires", "S001165", "sires.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "For Immediate Release\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contact: Erica Daughtrey\nOctober 5, 2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 201-309-0301\nCongressman Sires Cosponsors Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill\n(Washington, D.C.)\u2014On Wednesday, October 2, Congressman Sires cosponsored, H.R. 15, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, a bipartisan immigration reform bill that includes a tough but fair path to citizenship..\nThis legislation maintains key provisions included in the Senate-approved bill S.744, which passed in June by a bipartisan vote of 68-32. Provisions in the bill include a path to citizenship that is contingent upon securing our borders and tracking whether legal immigrants have left the country when required, an expedited path to citizenship for DREAMers, and a measure to protect against future illegal immigration. Unlike S. 744, H.R. 15 rejects the controversial Corker-Hoeven amendment in the Senate-passed bill and replaces it with the McCaul-Thompson border security bill that was reported by the House Homeland Security Committee by voice vote in May.\nCongressman Sires commented on the new legislation, \u201cPassing this bill would be a positive step toward mending our broken immigration system. H.R. 15 addresses immigration reform in a responsible way and overhauls the most deficient aspects of our current system.\u201d\nAccording to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), enactment of the bipartisan Senate-passed comprehensive immigration reform bill would reduce the deficit by $850 billion.\u00a0 CBO also estimates that the S. 744 would increase economic growth by 3.3% in 2023 and 5.4% in 3033.\n\u201dComprehensive reform will reduce our deficit, grow our economy, reaffirm our values, advance our ideals, and honor our history as a nation of immigrants,\u201d Congressman Sires concluded.\n###", 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://sires.house.gov/press-release/congressman-sires-cosponsors-bipartisan-immigration-reform-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8184099569916725, "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"}