{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2010-12-29-pt1-PgE2257-2", "2010-12-29", 111, 2, null, null, "COMMENDING CHAIRMAN DAVE OBEY", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "COMMENDING", "E2257", "E2257", "[{\"name\": \"Eddie Bernice Johnson\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2257", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2257]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                     COMMENDING CHAIRMAN DAVE OBEY\n\n                                 ______\n\n                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON\n\n                                of texas\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                      Wednesday, December 29, 2010\n\n  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to\ncommend Chairman Dave Obey on a remarkable career and to congratulate\nhim on his retirement from the U.S. Congress.\n  Chairman Obey has honorably served the citizens of Wisconsin's 7th\ndistrict since 1969. When Chairman Obey began his service in the\nCongress--succeeding Mel Laird, who was appointed Secretary of\nDefense--he was the youngest Member of Congress in the United States.\nHe has an impressive record of legislative accomplishments. He is now\nthe longest-serving member of either House of Congress in Wisconsin's\nhistory.\n  His commitment to the integrity of the House has taught me a great\ndeal about the legislative process. His respect for the minority,\ninterest in listening to all voices and his common-sense leadership\nhave been critical in ensuring civil debate and productive solutions to\nextremely difficult problems.\n  Chairman Dave Obey is the only Democratic Member of the House to have\nserved on the three major economic committees in the Congress: the\nBudget Committee, the Joint Economic Committee and the Committee on\nAppropriation.\n  Chairman Obey has been a mentor and a friend and I will miss his\nleadership in the U.S. House. I thank him for his service to the 7th\ndistrict of Wisconsin, the country and the world, and wish him the very\nbest in his retirement.\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-2010-12-29-pt1-PgE2257-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 45.65023595932871, "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"}