{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2026-02-24-pt1-PgE160", "2026-02-24", 119, 2, null, null, "HONORING DR. NATALIA GIRALDO-SANTIAGO, 2025 NATIONAL TRIO ACHIEVER", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E160", "E160", "[{\"name\": \"Pablo Jose Hernandez\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "172 Cong. Rec. E160", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E160]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n   HONORING DR. NATALIA GIRALDO-SANTIAGO, 2025 NATIONAL TRIO ACHIEVER\n\n                                 ______\n\n                       HON. PABLO JOSE HERNANDEZ\n\n                             of puerto rico\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Tuesday, February 24, 2026\n\n  Mr. HERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Natalia\nGiraldo-Santiago, an extraordinary Puerto Rican scholar and clinician\nwhose journey exemplifies the transformative power of the federal TRIO\nprograms.\n  Dr. Giraldo-Santiago is a proud alumna of the TRIO Upward Bound\nprogram at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. With the support\nand mentorship she received through TRIO, she overcame early academic\nand personal challenges to pursue a career defined by excellence in\nresearch, clinical care, and teaching. Today, she serves as an\ninstructor at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General\nHospital, as well as a research fellow at the Massachusetts Center for\nAlzheimer and Dementia Behavioral Research in Minority Aging.\n  Her groundbreaking work in health equity, mental health, and chronic\npain management for underserved Latino and Spanish-speaking populations\nhas earned support from the National Institutes of Health and\nrecognition from her peers, including the 2024 Diversity Award from the\nSociety of Behavioral Medicine.\n  On September 9, 2025, the Council for Opportunity in Education\nhonored Dr. Giraldo-Santiago at their Educational Opportunity Dinner as\none of the 2025 National TRIO Achievers. The 2025 National TRIO\nAchievers remind us why TRIO programs are not just necessary but\ntransformational. These exemplary leaders embody resilience, purpose,\nand commitment to giving back. They represent what is possible when we\ngive students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds a real\nopportunity to thrive.\n  As the Congressional Representative of Puerto Rico and a member of\nthe TRIO Caucus, I am proud to celebrate Dr. Giraldo-Santiago's\naccomplishments and reaffirm my commitment to ensuring that these life-\nchanging programs remain a strong federal priority.\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-2026-02-24-pt1-PgE160"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8227189537137747, "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"}