{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1994-12-20-pt1-PgS25", "1994-12-20", 103, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO SENATOR JAMES SASSER", "SENATE", "SENATE", "FRONTMATTER", "S", "S", "[{\"name\": \"Howell Heflin\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "140 Cong. Rec. S", "Congressional Record, Volume 140 Issue 150 (Tuesday, December 20, 1994)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 150 (Tuesday, December 20, 1994)]\n[Senate]\n[Page S]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n[Congressional Record: December 20, 1994]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]\n\n                    TRIBUTE TO SENATOR JAMES SASSER\n\n Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, Jim Sasser's departure from the\nSenate next year will leave a void that will prove difficult, if not\nimpossible to fill.\n  Jim is a product of a classic Tennessee Democratic background. His\nfather was an agriculture official who moved all over the rural areas\nof the State working on government programs. He went to law school at\nVanderbilt and practiced in Nashville. He became active in politics in\n1972, when he was named to head the Tennessee Democratic Party. He was\nelected to the Senate just 4 years later, and soon emerged as an expert\non floor procedure and budget issues. He leaves as one of our most\nrespected colleagues.\n  Over the years Jim kept in touch with Tennesseans by visiting each of\nthe State's 95 counties once a year, hiking through the Cherokee\nNational Forest to see how much timber is harvested, and boating over\nKentucky Lake to see how the fish are affected by water pollution. His\ncareer was a lesson in how to successfully pay attention to the\nspecific concerns of the people we represent, while at the same time\nserving as a strong national leader. His vision will be missed by his\ncolleagues who remain in the Senate, but we hope to see him in other\nleadership positions in the future.\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-1994-12-20-pt1-PgS25"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 6.347944028675556, "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"}