{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2017-02-13-pt1-PgE180", "2017-02-13", 115, 1, null, null, "IN RECOGNITION OF RICHMOND FREE PRESS", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "RECOGNIZING", "E180", "E180", "[{\"name\": \"A. Donald McEachin\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "163 Cong. Rec. E180", "Congressional Record, Volume 163 Issue 25 (Monday, February 13, 2017)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 25 (Monday, February 13, 2017)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E180]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                 IN RECOGNITION OF RICHMOND FREE PRESS\n\n                                  _____\n\n                        HON. A. DONALD McEACHIN\n\n                              of virginia\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Monday, February 13, 2017\n\n  Mr. McEACHIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the Richmond Free\nPress, an independent, black-owned, weekly newspaper, that recently\ncelebrated their 25th anniversary. The paper was founded by Raymond H.\nBoone, a former Howard University associate professor and reporter who\ntirelessly served as editor and publisher until his death in June 2014.\n  The Richmond Free Press serves as a voice for all people and since\nits inception has altered the media landscape of Richmond, the former\nCapital of the Confederacy. Their mission is to, ``provide solid, fair-\nminded news stories and informed opinion to empower its readers to\nmotivate them to take enlightened action on important issues that touch\ntheir lives.''\n  Positively impacting the community through news stories and\neditorials, the Richmond Free Press is instrumental in providing honest\ncoverage that has contributed to a gubernatorial pardon on behalf of a\nman wrongly convicted of a murder charge; and rewriting city code that\npurged unfair gender references leading to the resignation of a\nRichmond judge who posted racist comments on the internet.\n  Through the leadership of Mrs. Jean Patterson Boone, advertising\ndirector and wife of the late founder Raymond Boone, the Richmond Free\nPress is an award-winning publication that has been recognized by the\nVirginia Press Association, the National Newspaper Publishers\nAssociations, the NAACP and countless other organizations.\n  Mr. Speaker, it is appropriate that this recognition come during\nBlack History Month, for the Richmond Free Press does not only\nchronical history, it has made history for the last 25 years.\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-2017-02-13-pt1-PgE180"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 173.8126919954084, "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"}