{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://meadows.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-meadows-honors-captain-william-bj-fore", "Rep. Meadows Honors Captain William 'B.J.' Fore", "2016-12-15", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Mark Meadows", "M001187", "meadows.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Mark Meadows is recognizing Captain William \u2018B.J.\u2019 Fore on his retirement from the Caldwell County Sherriff\u2019s Office. Captain Fore has dedicated a large part of his life to serving Caldwell County, and he will be dearly missed. Rep. Meadows\u2019 office will be presenting Captain Fore with an award this Thursday, December 15, and Rep. Meadows delivered a Congressional Record on the floor recognizing Captain Fore for his service.\nRep. Meadows released the following statement:\n\u201cI want to sincerely congratulate a great man and good friend, Captain \u2018B.J.\u2019 Fore, on his retirement this week from the Caldwell County Sheriff\u2019s Office. B.J. is a gentleman whom I am not only privileged to call a friend, but he is someone who has inspired me personally with his faithful service to Caldwell County and his willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty. Time and time again, Captain Fore has set the standard in public service, working tirelessly for his community and consistently answering the call to service with the word \u2018Yes.\u2019 It\u2019s been an honor to call \u2018B.J.\u2019 my friend, and I wish him all the best in the future. Captain Fore -- congratulations on a job well done.\u201d\nTo see Rep. Meadows\u2019 floor speech recognizing Captain Fore, click here.\n\u00a0\n  Congressional Record for Captain Fore\n\u00a0\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://meadows.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-meadows-honors-captain-william-bj-fore"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7495558820664883, "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"}