{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=663", "Connolly Receives Military Appreciation Award from NVCC", "2013-11-07", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Gerald Connolly", "C001078", "connolly.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Connolly Receives Military Appreciation Award from NVCC \r\n   \r\n    \r\n       \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        Washington, DC,\r\n        November 7, 2013\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n        Congressman Gerry Connolly was recognized by Northern Virginia Community College for his work to help returning war veterans further their education and achieve skills to negotiate life in the civilian workforce.  Read more.\r\n          share:\r\n          f \r\n          t \r\n        \r\n      \r\n      WOODBRIDGE, Va. \u00a0\u2013 Congressman Gerry Connolly was recognized by Northern Virginia Community College for his work to help returning war veterans further their education and achieve skills to negotiate life in the civilian workforce.\u00a0Connolly received the appreciation award Wednesday at a ceremony at NVCC\u2019s Woodbridge campus.College Provost Dr. Sam Hill presented the award to Connolly during the school\u2019s Annual Military Appreciation Day. \u00a0Hill praised Connolly\u2019s advocacy on behalf of students who are veterans. \u00a0Veterans account for more than 10 percent of NVCC\u2019s student body. \u00a0NVCC is one of the largest community college systems in the nation and is recognized as one of the best.\u201cOur nation has a sacred trust with our veterans, our service members, and their families,\u201d Connolly said. \u00a0\u201cThey have sacrificed for us and our nation. \u00a0We must ensure that the services we promised to them are available to them, and education ranks near the top of the needs of our returning military.\u201dCongressman Connolly\u2019s district offices in Annandale and Woodbridge handle many cases involving veterans and military families in Virginia\u2019s 11th District who are seeking information and guidance or are having difficulties securing services or benefits from the federal government.\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=663"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7160061504691839, "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"}