{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2014-12-16-pt1-PgS6918-2", "2014-12-16", 113, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO CHIP ROY", "SENATE", "SENATE", "TRIBUTETO", "S6918", "S6918", "[{\"name\": \"Ted Cruz\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "160 Cong. Rec. S6918", "Congressional Record, Volume 160 Issue 155 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 155 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)]\n[Senate]\n[Page S6918]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                          TRIBUTE TO CHIP ROY\n\n  Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a fearless leader,\nand one I am blessed to call a friend. Chip Roy. Chip reluctantly\nagreed to travel from Texas to Washington--frequently leaving his\nbeautiful wife Carrah and his two precious children, Charlie and\nVirginia--to help build and lead one of the most talented and\nprincipled conservative teams on Capitol Hill, and to Make D.C. Listen.\nHe did. He will continue to lead in Texas, now just from a different\nfront.\n  My good friends in Texas, especially newly elected Attorney General\nPaxton and Governor Abbott, are fortunate to have such a principled\nfighter for liberty assuming the role as First Assistant to the\nAttorney General. I look forward to many opportunities to continue\nworking side-by-side to champion the rights of Texans, and all\nAmericans.\n  Chip is a man of conviction. His passion is matched only by his\nunceasing faith. I am confident he will continue to shine a light on\nthe truth and to serve the Great State of Texas and this Nation with\nthe utmost dedication to the Constitution and to the Lord Almighty.\n  I will always be grateful for the many days--and nights--Chip\ndedicated to critical fights here in the Senate, from protecting\ncitizens' Second Amendment rights, to securing our borders, to leading\na national debate on the harms of Obamacare. Chip knows DC well, but he\nknows the American people better, and his courage to help change the\nway Washington does business to put our fellow Texans and Americans\nfirst is a rare gift that will continue to live on.\n  This is simply the beginning, as we both continue to battle to\nprotect our God-given rights, to secure a future filled with\nopportunity for our beloved children, and to keep America the land of\nthe free. May we continue to make Texas a beacon of liberty.\n  Chip, thank you for your tireless service, especially in the wake of\nyour courageous battle against cancer. Thank you for your\nuncompromising principles. Thank you for your continued friendship.\nFor, as Proverbs 27:17 says, ``As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens\nthe countenance of his friend.'' Your leadership has, and will continue\nto, make all who are privileged to know you stronger. May God continue\nto bless you, and the Great State of Texas.\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-2014-12-16-pt1-PgS6918-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 31.96982608642429, "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"}