{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2014-12-16-pt1-PgS6920", "2014-12-16", 113, 2, null, null, "RECOGNIZING THE YOUNG MARINES", "SENATE", "SENATE", "RECOGNIZING", "S6920", "S6920", "[{\"name\": \"Jeff Merkley\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "160 Cong. Rec. S6920", "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 S6920]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                     RECOGNIZING THE YOUNG MARINES\n\n Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I wish to state for the record my\nsupport for the Young Marines and their work to help reduce drug abuse\nin America. The abuse of drugs plagues our communities, disrupts our\nschools, and has a negative effect not only on the people who use\ndrugs, but their communities as well. Drug abuse devastates our\nfamilies, children and neighborhoods.\n  I support programs that demonstrate effective strategies to decrease\ndrug abuse. As one of the largest drug prevention programs in the\nNation, the Red Ribbon Campaign educates our youth about the problems\nand risks associated with drug use. The Young Marines' effort to\neducate and inform community members through the Red Ribbon Campaign\nhelps increase awareness about drug abuse, and in turn, helps reduce\nthe demand for drugs.\n  The Young Marines is a national non-profit youth education and\nservice program for boys and girls, age 8 through the completion of\nhigh school. The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral and physical\ndevelopment of its members. The program focuses on teaching the values\nof leadership, teamwork and self-discipline so its members can live and\npromote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. This program was brought to my\nattention earlier this year by Branson Coiteux of Portland, OR who\nhimself is a Young Marine and is working hard to educate his fellow\nstudents about the dangers of drug abuse. Each year Brandon and his\nfellow Young Marines participate in the national Red Ribbon Week and\nhelp educate and raise awareness about drug abuse.\n  We need more groups like the Young Marines and programs to fight drug\nabuse and bring the discussion about drug abuse out in the open and\neducate our children about the dangerous effects that drug abuse can\nhave on our families. I thank them for their hard work and service and\nhope that we can end the devastating effect that drugs have on our\nNation.\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-PgS6920"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3699349947273731, "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"}