{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cooper.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cooper-celebrates-2017-golden-goose-award-winners", "Cooper Celebrates 2017 Golden Goose Award Winners", "2017-09-28", "2017", "2017-09", "Democrat", "House", "TN", "Jim Cooper", "C000754", "cooper.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-5) this week honored three teams of scientists whose federally funded \u2013 yet seemingly obscure \u2013 research has provided benefits to society.\n\u201cThe Golden Goose Award reminds us why politicians must leave scientific research to the scientists,\u201d Rep. Cooper said. \u201cThis year\u2019s winners prove how obscure and even unbelievable studies can change the world as we know it. We must continue to support our scientists whose brilliance and ingenuity keep America the greatest nation on earth.\u201d\nIn conjunction with a coalition of business, scientific and academic institutions, including Vanderbilt University, Rep. Cooper launched the Golden Goose Award in 2012 to highlight odd-sounding research that has led to breakthroughs and societal impact. The Golden Goose Award serves as a strong counterpoint to characterizations of basic research as wasteful federal spending by the likes of former Sen. William Proxmire and his \u201cGolden Fleece Award.\u201d\nExamining such things as mussels and frogs, this year\u2019s Golden Goose Award winners pushed themselves toward important environmental, biological and computer science discoveries.\nFor detailed information on 2017\u2019s Golden Goose awardees, please click here.", 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://cooper.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cooper-celebrates-2017-golden-goose-award-winners"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8920431137084961, "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"}