{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2122-4", "2002-11-22", 107, 2, null, null, "PAYING TRIBUTE TO JIM AND SUE WHEELER, ANGELS IN ADOPTION HONOREES", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E2122", "E2122", "[{\"name\": \"Mike Rogers\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "148 Cong. Rec. E2122", "Congressional Record, Volume 148 Issue 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2122]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n   PAYING TRIBUTE TO JIM AND SUE WHEELER, ANGELS IN ADOPTION HONOREES\n\n                                 ______\n\n                            HON. MIKE ROGERS\n\n                              of michigan\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, November 22, 2002\n\n  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the\naccomplishments of Jim and Sue Wheeler of East Lansing, Michigan, who\nwere chosen as the 2002 8th Congressional Angels in Adoption honorees.\n  Jim and Sue Wheeler's personal dedication to raising 10 children,\nseveral of them adopted, makes them deserving of our respect and\nadmiration.\n  Each year, the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute honors\nfamilies or organizations who have shown a real commitment to improving\nthe lives of children through adoption. Jim and Sue Wheeler are the\nrole model for families who care about children. Their long-range\nimpact on this nation will be felt for decades and generations to come\nand I was honored to sponsor them for recognition as Angels in\nAdoption.\n  The Wheelers are among 140 honorees from the 50 states who were\nrecognized at special ceremonies in Washington, D.C. earlier this year.\n  Jim and Sue Wheeler married in 1984. She was a professor at Michigan\nState University.\n  ``We had an `ours-mine-yours' relationship,'' Jim told us. He had two\nchildren from a previous marriage and Sue had a daughter from a first\nmarriage. Then they had a child together in 1986 and thought they were\nthrough.\n  But the Wheelers decided they would like to have a larger family and\nthought maybe there were children out there who needed a home. Since\nthen Jim and Sue have had six more children by adoption through\nCatholic Social Service of Lansing/St. Vincent Home. Their diverse\nfamily of 10 children now represents three races!\n  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring this very\nspecial couple and their family. They are truly deserving of our\nrespect and admiration.\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-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2122-4"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 40.71474797092378, "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"}