{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12419", "1996-10-21", 104, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO SENATOR JOHNSTON", "SENATE", "SENATE", "TRIBUTETO", "S12419", "S12419", "[{\"name\": \"Claiborne Pell\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "142 Cong. Rec. S12419", "Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]\n[Senate]\n[Page S12419]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                      TRIBUTE TO SENATOR JOHNSTON\n\n Mr. PELL. Mr. President, I salute my old friend and colleague\nthe senior Senator from Louisiana [Mr. Johnston] as he reaches the end\nof his distinguished Senate career.\n  It has been my special good fortune to know Bennett Johnston as a\nfriend, quite apart from our collegial work here in the Senate. I have\nenjoyed his hospitality on many occasions and have appreciated his good\nsportsmanship on the tennis court. As I said when he announced his\nintention to retire last year, he can always be called a straight\nshooter, in the best sense of the word.\n  He will, of course, best be remembered for his landmark work as\nchairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, particularly as\nthat committee grappled with the new challenges posed by nuclear\nenergy. I salute him for that, and I know that he has charted new\nground where others will surely follow.\n  One of the most difficult aspects of leaving this body is the loss of\ndaily contact with colleagues whose friendship has enriched the\nexperience of Senate service. Bennett Johnston has truly been one such\ncolleague, and I wish all the best for him and his lovely wife, Mary,\nin all that lies ahead.\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-PgS12419"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.33019715920090675, "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"}