{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1998-11-12-pt1-PgE2308-2", "1998-11-12", 105, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO MCREST", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E2308", "E2308", "[{\"name\": \"David E. Bonior\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "144 Cong. Rec. E2308", "Congressional Record, Volume 144 Issue 152 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 152 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2308]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                           TRIBUTE TO MCREST\n\n                                 ______\n\n                          HON. DAVID E. BONIOR\n\n                              of michigan\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                      Thursday, November 12, 1998\n\n  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have the opportunity to\nrecognize the achievements of a very special organization. For the past\nten years, the Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team has been\nproviding temporary emergency shelter for the homeless in Macomb\nCounty, Michigan. On November 5, 1998, community members, volunteers\nand host church participants will join in to celebrate the 10th\nAnniversary of this exceptional organization.\n  Prior to the opening of MCREST in 1988, many of the homeless from\nMacomb County were forced to go to other counties due to lack of\nshelter facilities. During their first year, eight churches\nparticipated in the program and could only provide for the very basic\nneeds of the homeless. MCREST is unique in that the homeless are\nactually sheltered in each participating church, not a permanent\nshelter building. Bedding, beds, and all other equipment, supplies and\nmaterials needed to house the homeless, are actually transferred each\nweek from church to church. These churches agree to open their\nfacilities and their hearts to the homeless for a period of one week.\n  Throughout the years, MCREST has been a haven for the less fortunate\nmembers of society in Macomb County. While their goal is to no longer\nbe needed because every person has a home, experience has taught them\nthat the homeless will be with us for a long time to come. During 47\nweeks of the year, MCREST and its participating member churches provide\nup to 65 shelter beds per night. In cooperation with other agencies,\nguests are offered medical screening and counseling. This humanitarian\neffort could not be accomplished without the tremendous dedication of\nover 5,000 church member volunteers.\n  I commend the work of MCREST and all member churches as they\ncelebrate ten years of devotion to the homeless in Macomb County. Few\npeople have the spirit and dedication to give to their community as\nthey have given of themselves. I would like to congratulate MCREST and\nhope the goal of this organization can someday be realized.\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-1998-11-12-pt1-PgE2308-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.093998085707426, "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"}