{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1353-2", "2022-12-23", 117, 2, null, null, "HONORING JAMES HOLMES", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E1353", "E1353", "[{\"name\": \"Abigail Davis Spanberger\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "168 Cong. Rec. E1353", "Congressional Record, Volume 168 Issue 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E1353]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                         HONORING JAMES HOLMES\n\n                                 ______\n\n                     HON. ABIGAIL DAVIS SPANBERGER\n\n                              of virginia\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, December 23, 2022\n\n  Ms. SPANBERGER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the lifetime of\nachievement of Mr. James Holmes.\n  Following decades of service to the Culpeper community and 35 years\nof service to the Culpeper County Electoral Board, Mr. Holmes is\nstepping down as current Chair of the Board at the end of this year.\n  Growing up in Culpeper, James Holmes attended George Washington\nCarver School and was among the first integrated classes at Culpeper\nHigh School.\n  Mr. Holmes' determination to improve our Commonwealth for future\ngenerations of Virginians brought him back to Culpeper after he\ngraduated Cum Laude from Virginia Union University and earned his JD\nfrom Howard Law School.\n  A licensed ordained Baptist minister who has pastored in Culpeper for\ndecades, Mr. Holmes has held many positions with the Wayland Blue Ridge\nBaptist Association.\n  From his service on the Electoral Board to casting an Electoral Vote\nin 2008 for our first Black president, James Holmes has demonstrated a\ncommitment to civic engagement and elevating the voices of Virginians\nwithin his community.\n  Mr. Holmes has touched many lives throughout his career--as President\nof Culpeper Housing and Shelter Services, President of Culpeper County\nUnited Way, President of the Culpeper County Equalization Board, and as\na caring member of his community.\n  Today, I thank James Holmes for his commitment to progress, equality,\nand community empowerment.\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-2022-12-23-pt1-PgE1353-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9915020782500505, "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"}