{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-announces-recipients-fbi-directors-award-excellence-house-floor", "Emmer Announces Recipients of the FBI Director's Award for Excellence on House Floor", "2018-09-13", "2018", "2018-09", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Tom Emmer", "E000294", "emmer.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) took to the House floor to announce the recipients from Minnesota's law enforcement who are receiving the FBI Director's Award for Excellence for their enduring work on the disappearance of Jacob Wetterling:\n Stearns County Deputy/Investigator Dennis Kern,\n\tFormer Captain Pam Jensen,\n\tRetired Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Agent Ken McDonald,\n\tFederal Bureau of Investigation Special AgentShane Ball, and;\n\tFederal Bureau of Investigation Special AgentChris Boeckers.\n Watch Congressman Emmer speak on the House floorhere:\nClick hereto watch.\nFull transcript:\nMr. Speaker,\nI rise today to honor five incredible members Minnesota's law enforcement, each of whom are deservedly receiving the FBI Director's Award for Excellence: Stearns County Deputy/Investigator Dennis Kern, former Captain Pam Jensen, retired Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Agent Ken McDonald, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agents Shane Ball and Chris Boeckers.\n29 years ago, on October 22nd, 11 year old Jacob Wetterling disappeared. Minnesota was left in shock and horror.\nOur state hoped and prayed for decades that Jacob would return home.\nThough unable to change the tragic outcome of Jacob's life, Deputy Kern, Captain Jensen, Agent McDonald, Agent Ball and Agent Boeckers were able to offer some peace and comfort by apprehending Jacob's murderer.\nMr. Speaker, words cannot adequately express the gratitude that the Wetterling family and all Minnesotans have for the law enforcement who never stopped searching for Jacob, who never gave up. \nTo Deputy Kern, Captain Jensen, Agent McDonald, Agent Ball and Agent Boeckers, on behalf of all Minnesotans: Thank you and God bless you\nI yield back.\n###", 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://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-announces-recipients-fbi-directors-award-excellence-house-floor"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6975030303001404, "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"}