{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgE1934", "1996-10-21", 104, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO RAYMOND TESTA", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E1934", "E1934", "[{\"name\": \"William J. Martini\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "142 Cong. Rec. E1934", "Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E1934]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                        TRIBUTE TO RAYMOND TESTA\n\n                                 ______\n\n                        HON. WILLIAM J. MARTINI\n\n                             of new jersey\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                        Monday, October 21, 1996\n\n  Mr. MARTINI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of an\noutstanding member of the Young Italian (Athletic, Cultural,\nEducational, Social/Service) Club of UNICO National--Raymond Testa.\n  Mr. Speaker, for the past 7 years, UNICO has been sharing fellowship,\nsupport, benevolence, friendship, and hope with those less fortunate.\nIt provides a living example of what the Roman Statesman Seneca meant\nwhen he wrote ``that whenever there is a human being, there is an\nopportunity for kindness.''\n  Mr. Raymond Testa is an ideal example of the type of person that\nUNICO represents. He graduated from Providence College in 1959 with a\nbachelor of arts degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. After\nworking for his father in his wholesale fruit and produce store in\nWaterbury, CT, Raymond decided to attend graduate school. He enrolled\nin Syracuse University and received a master's degree (1964) followed\nby a doctorate degree (1966) in microbiology, with a minor in\nbiochemistry.\n  In the years since his graduation, Raymond has been involved in\nfermentation yield improvement, biosynthesis, and in vitro and in vivo\nevaluations of new antibiotics for medical and agricultural uses.\nFurthermore, he is the coauthor of numerous publications, has delivered\nnotable presentations at national and international conferences and is\nthe co-inventor of many patents related to new antibiotics and their\nutility. He is presently the section director of infectious disease\nresearch.\n  Furthermore, Raymond is a family man and civic leader. He has been\nactive in numerous organizations, including past president of the\nSociety for Industrial Microbiology and Chair of the Cedar Grove\nAdvisory Council. Finally, along with his wife Carmel, Raymond is\nexpecting his second grandchild at the beginning of October.\n  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Raymond Testa for his tremendous\ncontributions in the field of microbiology and for being a\ncompassionate human being.\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-1996-10-21-pt1-PgE1934"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8091588970273733, "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"}