{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fitzgerald.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-fitzgerald-requests-moment-silence-house-floor-honor-waukesha-christmas", "Rep. Fitzgerald Requests a Moment of Silence on House Floor to Honor Waukesha Christmas Parade Victims", "2021-11-30", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Scott Fitzgerald", "F000471", "fitzgerald.house.gov", "fitzgerald", "https://fitzgerald.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) was joined by Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02), Congressman Ron Kind (WI-03), and Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) on the House floor to request a moment of silence to honor the victims of the Waukesha Christmas Parade violence.\n\nCongressman Fitzgerald delivered the following remarks:\n\n\u201cI am joined by my colleagues from Wisconsin to request a moment of silence and pay respects to those who suffered in the senseless violence at the Waukesha Christmas Parade last week on November 21.\n\n\u201cThe attack left a devastating impact on our friends and neighbors in the community.\n\n\u201cAnyone who regularly attends the Waukesha Christmas Parade will tell you how joyous of a celebration this parade typically is. It brings the community together.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s inconceivable that an individual would shatter lives and uproot our community in this horrific way.\n\n\u201cWe are grateful for the firefighters, police officers, health care professionals, and volunteers who immediately answered the call for help that evening and who continue to help those who remain in serious condition.\n\n\u201cI know the people of Waukesha very well, they\u2019re tough and kind. I know that we will get through this unspeakable difficulty together, as a community.\n\n\u201cI pray for healing and peace for all those who were affected. And may love and strength lead us forward in the face of this evil.\n\n\u201cI would ask my colleagues to join me in observing a moment of silence in honor of Virginia Sorenson, LeAnna Owen, Tamara Durand, Wilhelm Hospel, Jane Kulich, and Jackson Sparks, as well as those still in critical condition and those suffering from trauma following this tragedy.\n\n\u201cMadam Speaker, I now ask that the House observe a moment of silence.\n\n\u201cThank you, Madam Speaker and I yield back.\u201d\n\nClick the image below to watch the moment of silence.\n\nImage\n\n###\n\nCongressman Scott Fitzgerald was sworn in to the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021 and is proud to represent Wisconsin\u2019s Fifth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"]], "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://fitzgerald.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-fitzgerald-requests-moment-silence-house-floor-honor-waukesha-christmas"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9352779015898705, "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"}