{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2125-2", "2002-11-22", 107, 2, null, null, "HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF MR. AL AKERS", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2125", "E2125", "[{\"name\": \"Tom Davis\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "148 Cong. Rec. E2125", "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 E2125]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF MR. AL AKERS\n\n                                 ______\n\n                             HON. TOM DAVIS\n\n                              of virginia\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, November 22, 2002\n\n  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this\nopportunity to honor Mr. Al Akers upon his retirement as President of\nthe Occoquan Watershed Coalition on December 1, 2002.\n  Mr. Akers' resume and accomplishments speak for themselves. He holds\nmasters degrees in both business administration and international\nrelations, and he is a graduate of the Advanced Management Programs at\nthe Claremont Graduate School and the University of Southern\nCalifornia. After retiring from the U.S. Army as a major general, Mr.\nAkers helped launch two companies and was the executive director of a\nnon-profit organization.\n  Not only does Mr. Akers have an impeccable career on paper, he has\nhad a great and tangible impact on his community. In 1993, he served as\nchairman of the Superintendent's Community Advisory Counsel for Fairfax\nCounty Public Schools. Then, in 1995, he was selected as Lord Fairfax\nfor the Springfield District, and also became a member of the Task\nForce on Fairfax County Resources and Expenditures. Mr. Akers served as\na member of the Lorton Task Force from 1995-1997 and as vice chairman\nof the Springfield District Council. In addition to serving as vice\nchairman of this council, Mr. Akers was, and remains a member.\n  Perhaps one of his most significant contributions has been his work\nwith the Occoquan Watershed Coalition, an all-volunteer organization\ncommitted to the protection of ``The Downzoned Occoquan Watershed'' and\ndrinking water it provides. Mr. Akers served as vice president of the\nOccoquan Watershed Coalition from 1994-1999, in addition to serving as\nthe coalition's representative to the Fairfax County Federation of\nCitizen's Association since 1995.\n  It is his tenure as President of the Occoquan Watershed Coalition we\nrecognize today.\n  Mr. Speaker, in closing, it is with great pleasure that I extend a\nwholehearted thank you to Mr. Al Akers. His contributions to Virginia\nand his community have been great. Virginia is proud to have such a\ndistinguished citizen in its professional and social community. I call\nupon my colleagues to join me in applauding him for all that he has\ndone.\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-PgE2125-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 11.271417024545372, "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"}