{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/emmer-announces-state-of-the-union-guests-0", "Emmer Announces State of the Union Guests", "2024-03-06", "2024", "2024-03", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Tom Emmer", "E000294", "emmer.house.gov", "emmer", "https://emmer.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014 During tomorrow\u2019s 2024 State of the Union address, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) will be accompanied by two distinguished guests from Minnesota\u2019s Sixth Congressional District, Tom and Cathy Hoernemann of Andover.\n\nThe Hoernemanns are the parents of Major Jeffrey Thomas Hoernemann, 32, who was killed last year when his Osprey aircraft crashed over the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan during a routine training mission. He served as a CV-22 instructor pilot and officer in charge of training. Major Hoernemann was assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron at Yokota Air Base.\n\nJeffrey was killed alongside the seven other members of his crew, including:\n\nMajor Eric V. Spendlove, 36\n\nMajor Luke A. Unrath, 34\n\nMajor Terrell K. Brayman, 32\n\nTech Sgt. Zachary E. Lavoy, 33\n\nStaff Sgt. Jake M. Turnage, 25\n\nStaff Sgt. Jake M. Galliher, 24\n\nSr. Airman Brian K. Johnson, 32\n\n\u201cMajor Hoernemann and his fellow airmen are heroes. They had lives full of promise, cut tragically short. We will not forget their service or the immense sacrifice of those who loved them,\u201d said Emmer. \u201cWe are grateful to have Tom and Cathy accompany us tomorrow evening to honor their son, Jeff, and to recognize the sacrifices military families make every day. Our thoughts remain with the Hoernemanns and the families of these brave airmen.\u201d\n\nThe Hoernemanns said, \u201cWe are pleased to be guests of Representative Emmer at this year's State of the Union address to honor the life of our son, Air Force Major Jeffrey Thomas Hoernemann, and the entire crew of Gundam 22. We are grateful for and would like to thank Congressman Emmer for his respectful support and continued advocacy on our behalf as the crash investigation goes forward.\u201d\n\nEmmer honored Jeffrey\u2019s life and legacy in a speech on the House floor late last year.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"]], "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-state-of-the-union-guests-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9051482193171978, "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"}