{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2129-3", "2002-11-22", 107, 2, null, null, "IN HONOR OF JOSEPH BERMUDEZ", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2129", "E2129", "[{\"name\": \"Eliot L. Engel\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "148 Cong. Rec. E2129", "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 E2129]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                      IN HONOR OF JOSEPH BERMUDEZ\n\n                                 ______\n\n                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL\n\n                              of new york\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, November 22, 2002\n\n  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Joseph Bermudez who has\ndedicated his life to his adopted country. Joseph came to the United\nStates as a boy of just 6 years of age. Throughout his life he has\ngiven so much to his country, his community, and his family.\n  Joseph joined the Navy and served during the Vietnam era;. He\nremained in the Naval Air Reserve for 23 years, retiring at the rank of\nLieutenant Commander.\n  Shortly after his discharge from the Navy, Joseph joined the Bronx\nBureau of Child Welfare serving as a caseworker, child protective\ninvestigator and training specialist for the Manhattan office.\n  Joseph's professional career in the New York City Schools began as a\nbilingual social worker and social work coordinator for Community\nSchool District 1 and District 4 in Manhattan. Later he worked for\nSchool District 11 in the Bronx, as a bilingual social worker at Junior\nHigh School 112 and at Truman High School as a counselor. He also\nworked as an in-house social worker for the Committee on Special\nEducation. The past 12 years he has served as an Education\nAdministrator for The Committee on Pre-School Special Education.\nFinally, he has also served on the District Universal Advisory Board.\n  During this distinguished tenure, Joseph took time away from the New\nYork Schools to serve a 3-year assignment with the U.S. Public Health\nService as a Health Service Officer. During his tour of duty, the\nUnited States faced two major public health crises, the Cuban Boat\nCrisis and the Three Mile Island nuclear accident.\n  Joseph is a graduate of Long Island University and Fordham\nUniversity, where he received a Master's degree in Social Work. He\nstill lives in New York with his wife of 34 years and is the proud\nfather of two daughters, Christina and Yvonne.\n  Mr. Speaker, New York and the United States have been blessed by the\nefforts of Joseph Bermudez. He is a shining example for all of us to\nlook to.\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-PgE2129-3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 34.69992498867214, "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"}