{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2026-02-23-pt1-PgE151-4", "2026-02-23", 119, 2, null, null, "HONORING DAVID NELSON", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E151", "E151", "[{\"name\": \"Eleanor Holmes Norton\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "172 Cong. Rec. E151", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E151]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                         HONORING DAVID NELSON\n\n                                  _____\n\n                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON\n\n                      of the district of columbia\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Monday, February 23, 2026\n\n  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and commend David\nNelson for his service at Amtrak. After 35 years of service at Amtrak,\nDavid will be retiring on March 2, 2026.\n  David started his career as a computer systems manager for former\nHouse Majority Whip Tony Coelho. During that time, Congress passed the\nAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA). After working in Congress, David\nbegan working at Amtrak. During his time at Amtrak, he has taught\nnumerous employees and executives throughout the organization about the\nADA. He was a catalyst for Amtrak's march toward accessibility when he\nstarted in 1990, and he has not stopped since.\n  A tireless advocate for people with disabilities in transportation,\nDavid was an active member of the National Association of the Deaf\n(NAD) and received its Frederick C. Schrieber Distinguished Service\nAward in 2004, as well as the RIT 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award for\nthe National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID). He represented\nNAD on numerous business and association accessibility councils,\nincluding at Amtrak, Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Greyhound\nLines, Open Doors Organization and NTID Advisory Group.\n  In his spare time, David served as president of the District of\nColumbia Association of the Deaf and the Florida School for the Deaf\nAlumni Association. While he is a proud alumnus of the Florida School\nfor the Deaf and the Blind, elementary and middle school were difficult\nyears for David. He was mainstreamed in the local schools, where\nstudents were not permitted to use American Sign Language and were\nphysically reprimanded for doing so. David's grandmother supported his\ntransfer to the Florida School for the Deaf for high school, which set\nhim on a path toward college and a career.\n  David holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Systems from the\nRochester Institute of Technology as well as an Associate's Degree in\nData Processing from NTID. He has resided in the District of Columbia\nfor approximately 40 years.\n  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in\nthanking David Nelson for his contributions to Amtrak and our 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-2026-02-23-pt1-PgE151-4"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 25.715662981383502, "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"}