{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2025-01-16-pt1-PgS222", "2025-01-16", 119, 1, null, null, "LAKEN RILEY ACT", "SENATE", "SENATE", "ALLOTHER", "S222", "S222", "[{\"name\": \"Chris Van Hollen\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"5\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"5\"}]", "171 Cong. Rec. S222", "Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 9 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 9 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)]\n[Senate]\n[Page S222]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                            LAKEN RILEY ACT\n\n  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I appreciate that we are beginning an\namendment process on S. 5 in the Senate. I hope we continue with that\nprocess, as there are still significant improvements to be made to this\nbill. We must keep our communities safe and prioritize detention of\nviolent offenders, and our focus must be on the most effective path to\nachieve that goal.\n  I have introduced, along with Senator Kaine, an amendment that\ndirectly addresses the circumstances that led to the tragic murder of\nLaken Riley without creating a system that diverts resources away from\nthe detention and deportation of violent offenders. I have also offered\nan amendment that makes clear that the apprehension and deportation of\nconvicted violent offenders should be our highest enforcement priority.\n  Yesterday, I voted against the Cornyn amendment, which would expand\nthe category of offenses under which individuals are detained following\nan arrest only, not a conviction or even an indictment. While I\nappreciate the seriousness of those crimes, this would continue to take\nresources from detention and deportation of those who pose the greatest\nthreat to our communities and who are actually convicted.\n  I also voted for an amendment proposed by Senator Coons that would\nstrike the section of the underlying bill that allows States attorneys\ngeneral to sue the Federal Government when they disagree with any of\nthe thousands of complex immigration enforcement decisions ICE and CBP\nmake every day. Conflicting lawsuits in State courts around the country\nwould paralyze our immigration enforcement system, ultimately\njeopardizing public safety. I am disappointed that this amendment\nfailed to pass.\n  I urge my colleagues to work in a bipartisan way to improve this bill\nto keep our communities safe while ensuring that our immigration\nenforcement officials can focus on the greatest public safety risks.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2025-01-16-pt1-PgS222"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 36.22618003282696, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}