{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://comer.house.gov/2024/9/comer-congratulates-michelle-grubbs-of-ballard-county-on-being-named-truck-safety-coalition-s-volunteer-of-the-year", "Comer Congratulates Michelle Grubbs of Ballard County on Being Named Truck Safety Coalition\u2019s Volunteer of the Year", "2024-09-23", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "KY", "James Comer", "C001108", "comer.house.gov", "comer", "https://comer.house.gov/media", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014In his Washington office, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) congratulated Michelle Grubbs of Ballard County on being named the Truck Safety Coalition\u2019s Volunteer of the Year. In November 2023, Mrs. Grubbs contacted Congressman Comer\u2019s office to advocate for road safety reforms following the tragic loss of her son and family members in a preventable accident. Her story and determination to advance legislative reforms in Congress on behalf of her son and other family members was inspiring. Congressman Comer was proud to champion bipartisan legislation that will increase road safety in Kentucky and communities across the country.\n\n.\n\n.\n\nCongressman Comer also received the \u201cTruck Safety Champion\u201d award and delivered recorded remarks for the Truck Safety Coalition\u2019s event honoring Michelle Grubbs.\n\n.\n\n.\n\nBelow are Congressman Comer\u2019s video remarks as prepared:\n\n.\n\nHello, I am Congressman James Comer, and it is an honor to address you today.\n\nThe Truck Safety Coalition has helped reduce the number of deaths and injuries on the road and provides support to accident survivors and families of crash victims.\n\nAddressing road safety became a priority of mine after Michelle Grubbs, a constituent of Kentucky\u2019s First Congressional District from Ballard County, shared her story with me.\n\nIn her message, she wrote:\n\n.\n\nQUOTE\n\n.\n\nI lost my 26-year-old son, his fianc\u00e9, her mother and Mother\u2019s boyfriend along with a 14-year-old cousin of the fianc\u00e9 in a preventable truck crash.\n\nSince 2009, large truck fatality crashes have increased by 71% in Kentucky.\n\nWe can do better. Your life, my family, friends and my own life mean more than these shocking events in truck fatalities, most of which can be prevented with some changes to laws.\n\n.\n\nEND QUOTE\n\n.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://comer.house.gov/2024/9/comer-congratulates-michelle-grubbs-of-ballard-county-on-being-named-truck-safety-coalition-s-volunteer-of-the-year"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7727700285613537, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}