{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2006-12-08-pt1-PgE2139", "2006-12-08", 109, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO CONGRESSMAN JIM DAVIS, CONGRESSMAN CLAY SHAW, CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL BILIRAKIS AND CONGRESSWOMAN KATHERINE HARRIS", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E2139", "E2139", "[{\"name\": \"Kendrick B. Meek\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "152 Cong. Rec. E2139", "Congressional Record, Volume 152 Issue 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2139]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n[[Page E2139]]\n TRIBUTE TO CONGRESSMAN JIM DAVIS, CONGRESSMAN CLAY SHAW, CONGRESSMAN\n          MICHAEL BILIRAKIS AND CONGRESSWOMAN KATHERINE HARRIS\n\n                                 ______\n\n                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK\n\n                               of florida\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                      Wednesday, December 6, 2006\n\n  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, as the 109th Congress comes to an\nend, I rise to honor the Congressional service of four outstanding\nmembers of our Florida Congressional Delegation; Jim Davis, Clay Shaw,\nMichael Bilirakis and Katherine Harris.\n  Together, these outstanding Members have decades of experience in\npublic service and have worked on a broad range of issues of lasting\nimportance to the great State of Florida.\n  I believe that public service is a truly a noble calling. Any person\nwho assumes the challenges and responsibilities associated with this\nprofession, and who makes the sacrifices necessary to achieve the\nsuccess of these Members of Congress, merits the respect of our nation,\nand our thanks.\n  Legislating in the Congress requires men and women who are masters of\nthe traditional skills of American government--compromise, negotiation\nand bargaining. While we may disagree at times on policy and share\ndifferent political philosophies, our objective should always be to\nserve the best interests of our constituents, our state and our nation.\n  It is part of the genius of American government that the institution\nof Congress continues on and is not dependent on any particular\nindividuals. Still, there is no doubt that the quality of people\nelected to Congress has a lot to do with the kinds and quality of\nlegislation that becomes law. Each of these Members has, in his or her\nown way, left their mark on our laws and our nation.\n  I am therefore proud to join with my colleagues in the Florida\nDelegation and, indeed, the entire Congress, in thanking you all for\nyour service and wishing you much happiness and success in all your\nfuture endeavors.\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-2006-12-08-pt1-PgE2139"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.058682031929493, "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"}