{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2004-12-20-pt1-PgE2203-3", "2004-12-20", 108, 2, null, null, "HONORING LIFETIME TELEVISION", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2203", "E2203", "[{\"name\": \"Carolyn B. Maloney\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "150 Cong. Rec. E2203", "Congressional Record, Volume 150 Issue 140 (Monday, December 20, 2004)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 140 (Monday, December 20, 2004)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2203]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                      HONORING LIFETIME TELEVISION\n\n                                 ______\n\n                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY\n\n                              of new york\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Monday, December 20, 2004\n\n  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute Lifetime Television\non its 20th anniversary and honor not only the outstanding work of the\nnetwork in raising awareness about the issues affecting women, but for\ntheir efforts to pass critical legislation that will make a real\ndifference in the lives of women.\n  I have been fortunate to work with Lifetime Television to end\nviolence against women and families by pushing Congress to pass\nlandmark legislation that I introduced, ``The Debbie Smith Act,'' that\nwill put rapists behind bars by reducing the number of unprocessed rape\nkits. In March 2002, Lifetime sponsored several events on Capitol Hill\nto educate Congress about the violence that many women face daily and\nwhat was being done to stop it. It was then that I introduced Debbie\nSmith, a courageous rape survivor whose assailant had been identified\nthrough the use of DNA technology, to Lifetime. This occasion marked\nthe beginning of a collaborative effort to move ``The Debbie Smith\nAct'' through Congress and signed into law.\n  Lifetime initiated a petition drive, and 120,000 signatures were sent\nto Congress expressing outrage that rapists were walking the streets\nwhen the evidence that could put them behind bars was collecting dust.\nBy holding numerous educational briefings and receptions over the\ncourse of 2\\1/2\\ years, Lifetime continued the momentum to pass this\nlegislation. Through their relentless work, Lifetime was instrumental\nin ensuring that ``The Debbie Smith Act'' became law in October.\n  Lifetime also has committed itself to providing valuable information\nto its viewers about women's healthcare, childcare, voting and running\nfor elected office, and women who are making the world a better place.\nThe network was one of the earliest leaders of efforts to raise\nawareness of breast cancer and refuses to back down until this deadly\ndisease is eradicated. Lifetime, along with more than 10 million of its\nviewers, also continue to urge Congress to pass critical legislation to\nend the disgraceful practice of drive-through mastectomies, when women\nare forced out of the hospital only hours after surgery. In addition,\none of Lifetime's original movies, ``Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson\nStory,'' helped to inspire recently passed legislation that will make\nvideo voyeurism a serious, punishable crime.\n  I believe that with its ability to reach millions of people everyday,\nLifetime will continue to educate and enlighten. Although Lifetime's\ncommitment is company-wide, I want to specifically acknowledge its\noutgoing president and CEO Carole Black and its executive vice\npresident of public affairs Meredith Wagner, who initiated the\nnetwork's advocacy efforts. Thanks to their passion and dedication,\nLifetime truly has become an example of the power of the media to cause\npositive change, and I hope that others will follow its lead.\n  Once again, I commend Lifetime Television for its dedication to\nimprove the lives of women and families, and I look forward to working\nwith them again in the future. Lifetime will once again be bringing its\ncampaign to Stop Violence Against Women to Washington in March 2005,\nand I hope all of my colleagues will get involved.\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-2004-12-20-pt1-PgE2203-3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 22.507854970172048, "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"}