{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2006-12-08-pt1-PgE2145-3", "2006-12-08", 109, 2, null, null, "RECOGNIZING THE HONORABLE SHERWOOD BOEHLERT FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE SCIENCE COMMITTEE", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "RECOGNIZING", "E2145", "E2145", "[{\"name\": \"Sheila Jackson Lee\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "152 Cong. Rec. E2145", "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 E2145]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nRECOGNIZING THE HONORABLE SHERWOOD BOEHLERT FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE\n               AS CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE SCIENCE COMMITTEE\n\n                                 ______\n\n                        HON. SHEILA JACKSON-LEE\n\n                                of texas\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                      Wednesday, December 6, 2006\n\n  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the\nHonorable Sherwood Boehlert for his outstanding service as Chairman of\nthe House Science Committee.\n  Chairman Sherwood Boehlert, in honor of your long-term commitment to\nscientific research, I congratulate you on all of your remarkable\nachievements as Chairman of the House Science Committee. It has been my\npleasure to serve alongside you as we worked diligently on many\nscientific matters which affected every American across the country.\nWhile I congratulate you on your service and celebrate your retirement,\nI recognize without reservation that your valued insights and\ncontributions to the Science Committee will be deeply missed.\n  As Chairman of the Science Committee, you spearheaded advancement in\nnanotechnology through the ``21st Century Nanotechnology Research and\nDevelopment Act,'' that was signed in December 2003, by President\nGeorge W. Bush. This was an important bill which allowed for a more\ncoordinated and better funded interagency program in nanotechnology--an\nemerging field of science that the National Science Foundation\nestimates will be a $1 trillion industry within the next decade.\n  You have also been an esteemed advocate for the environment having\nauthored the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990, which for the first time\nestablished a federal response to acid rain. Furthermore, your\ndedication did not stop there. In 1996, you authored the Conservation\nTitle in the Farm bill, which provided over $9 billion for conservation\nprograms critical to hunters and fishermen. Such crucial programs\nincluded the Wetlands Reserve Program, the Conservation Reserve Program\nand the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program.\n  I can confidently say that through your distinguished 24 years of\nservice, you have made a lasting and valuable impact on American\nsociety. Thank you for your unwavering dedication and successful\nefforts in drawing the necessary attention to the competitive\nchallenges facing U.S. companies, and to the importance of math and\nscience education in overcoming those challenges. I also thank you for\nyour excellent efforts of ensuring that our nation remains number one\nin the global economy.\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-PgE2145-3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7287680637091398, "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"}