{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2018-08-24-pt1-PgE1171-6", "2018-08-24", 115, 2, null, null, "COMMENDING VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOR WINNING THE `HBCU OF THE YEAR' AWARD", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "COMMENDING", "E1171", "E1172", "[{\"name\": \"A. Donald McEachin\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "164 Cong. Rec. E1171", "Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 142 (Friday, August 24, 2018)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 142 (Friday, August 24, 2018)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E1171-E1172]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCOMMENDING VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOR WINNING THE `HBCU OF THE YEAR'\n                                 AWARD\n\n                                 ______\n\n                        HON. A. DONALD McEACHIN\n\n                              of virginia\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                        Friday, August 24, 2018\n\n  Mr. McEACHIN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to\nrecognize Virginia State University for being named the `HBCU of the\nYear' by HBCU Digest.\n  Founded in 1882, Virginia State University, also known as Virginia\nState, is a historically black public land-grant university located in\nEttrick, Virginia. Virginia State was the United States' first fully\nstate-supported four-year college for African-Americans and is a member\nschool of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.\n  Virginia State is a renowned institution of higher learning,\nproducing impressive, highly-qualified graduates in a variety of\nimportant fields--including agriculture, education, and business.\nVirginia State is an acclaimed institution for attracting and retaining\nfirst-time college students, helping to open opportunities to\ncommunities of color across the country and expanding access to well-\npaying, 21st century jobs. Virginia State also boasts a variety of\nimpressive and decorated athletic programs.\n  Virginia State, over its rich 116-year existence, has been\ndistinguished by an impressive and influential faculty and\nadministration.\n\n[[Page E1172]]\n\nJohn Mercer Langston, the first African-American member of Congress\nfrom Virginia, served as Virginia State's first president. Dr. Makola\nAbdullah, the 14th and current president, is the youngest African\nAmerican ever to receive a Ph.D. in engineering.\n  I call on my colleagues to join me in celebrating Virginia State\nUniversity's receipt of this momentous award in recognition of its\ninvaluable contributions to Virginia and the entire nation.\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-2018-08-24-pt1-PgE1171-6"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 437.60065897367895, "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"}