{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1998-12-18-pt1-PgE2347-3", "1998-12-18", 105, 2, null, null, "RECOGNIZING JERRY LOCKMAN OF CHARLOTTE, MI", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "RECOGNIZING", "E2347", "E2347", "[{\"name\": \"Nick Smith\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "144 Cong. Rec. E2347", "Congressional Record, Volume 144 Issue 154 (Friday, December 18, 1998)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 154 (Friday, December 18, 1998)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2347]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n               RECOGNIZING JERRY LOCKMAN OF CHARLOTTE, MI\n\n                                 ______\n\n                            HON. NICK SMITH\n\n                              of michigan\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, December 18, 1998\n\n  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to take a moment today\nto recognize Mr. Jerry Lockman for his work on the ``House That\nCongress Built'' project in Charlotte, Michigan.\n  Jerry dutifully served as volunteer construction manager and building\nconsultant for the first several weekends of this home located at 521\nMonroe, Charlotte. He was largely responsible for its quick framing and\nroofing and I am proud to say we will dedicate this new home this\nSunday, December 20, 1998, at 3 p.m.\n  Mr. Lockman generously volunteered his construction expertise to\nguide volunteers with varying degrees of experience to construct the\nhome. Not only did Jerry donate his vast knowledge, but his time and\ntools too.\n  Families selected to receive a Habitat for Humanity home are required\nto contribute many hours of their ``sweat equity'' to the construction\nof their future home. Mr. Lockman's sweat equity, his dedication, hard\nwork and long hours are what I recognize and honor today. His\ninvestment in this home, neighborhood, Charlotte community. Eaton Area\nHabitat for Humanity, and perhaps most importantly, the lives of the\nnew homeowners, Julie, Hailey and Skyler Hartig, is to be commended.\n  Many of my colleagues have been involved in the construction of a\nHabitat for Humanity home. This year, I was privileged enough to lend\nmy support to three houses in my district. I could not have attempted\nto help build these homes without the drive, support and assistance of\ngood people like Mr. Jerry Lockman.\n  The Honorable Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, perhaps summed it\nup best when we kicked off the ``House that Congress Built'' project\nlast year. ``When you help a family grow, as well as build a house--\nwhen you watch the sense of ownership--you understand why this is a\ngreat program.''\n  The Theology of the Hammer, a guiding principle of Habitat, is an\nappropriate way to describe Jerry's efforts. This theology emphasizes\npartnerships, bringing people together from all different social,\nracial, religious, political and education backgrounds, to work\ntogether for a common goal. This was never more apparent than working\nat the Charlotte home site. People were brought together in the spirit\nof friendship and teamwork, and personal differences didn't matter. Mr.\nLockman embodies the spirit of volunteerism and caring that fuel so\nmany organizations like Habitat for Humanity, allowing them to do all\nthe good things they do for others in need in our communities and\naround the world.\n  Habitat is founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child\nshould have a simple, decent, affordable place to live, grow and raise\ntheir families. Because of Jerry Lockman and others, the Julie Hartig\nfamily now has such a place to call home.\n  My wife Bonnie and I would like to offer Jerry our most sincere\nthanks for his dedicated volunteerism and assistance in helping build\nthe Eaton Area Habitat for Humanity's the ``House That Congress\nBuilt,'' at 521 Monroe, Charlotte.\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-1998-12-18-pt1-PgE2347-3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0665359441190958, "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"}