{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2006-12-27-pt1-PgE2240", "2006-12-27", 109, 2, null, null, "IN TRIBUTE TO THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E2240", "E2240", "[{\"name\": \"Gwen Moore\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "152 Cong. Rec. E2240", "Congressional Record, Volume 152 Issue 136 (Wednesday, December 27, 2006)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 136 (Wednesday, December 27, 2006)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2240]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n            IN TRIBUTE TO THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE\n\n                                 ______\n\n                            HON. GWEN MOORE\n\n                              of wisconsin\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                      Wednesday, December 27, 2006\n\n  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to rise today in\ncelebration of the 90th anniversary of the Legal Aid Society of\nMilwaukee.\n  Since 1916, this non-profit organization in my district has provided\ninvaluable legal services to low-income people and other vulnerable\nmembers of society. Now serving over 8,000 people a year, the Legal Aid\nSociety specializes in advocating for children, people living with HIV/\nAIDS, the elderly, immigrants, those with mental illnesses, prisoners,\nand victims of domestic abuse. As a result of their work, thousands of\npeople in my district have been protected from exploitation and\ndiscrimination, and many others have received redress when their basic\nhuman rights were violated.\n  The Legal Aid Society has been a pioneer not only in representing\nvulnerable people, but also in developing mechanisms to ensure consumer\nrelief, protection against discrimination, and equal access to legal\nrepresentation. The Legal Aid Society took the lead in establishing the\nfirst small claims court in Milwaukee and together with the Milwaukee\nBar Association, set up the state's first lawyer referral service. In\n1957, the Legal Aid Society initiated the state's first public defender\nsystem.\n  Widely recognized throughout the State for these innovations, the\nLegal Aid Society is one of the foremost organizations in Wisconsin\nworking to make sure that the law serves everyone. Several current and\nformer Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justices worked at the Legal Aid\nSociety before ascending to the high court, a testament both to the\nquality of legal representation this organization provides and to the\nrole it plays in ensuring that attention to consumer law and the issues\nthat affect low-income people are considered throughout the legal\nsystem.\n  I am very grateful to the Legal Aid Society, and its current and\nformer employees, for their commitment to ensuring that everyone has a\nvoice in the system. It is a privilege to thank them for their\ndedicated service and salute this impressive progressive record.\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-2006-12-27-pt1-PgE2240"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 22.386131808161736, "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"}