{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://millermeeks.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-meeks-recognizes-kalonas-lewis-payne-receiving-iowa-farm-bureau", "Miller-Meeks Recognizes Kalona\u2019s Lewis Payne for Receiving the Iowa Farm Bureau Heritage Award", "2021-12-01", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Mariannette Miller-Meeks", "M001215", "millermeeks.house.gov", "millermeeks", "https://millermeeks.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Today, December 1st, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to recognize Kalona\u2019s Lewis Payne for receiving the Iowa Farm Bureau Heritage Award.\n\nImage\n\nTo watch Miller-Meeks\u2019 speech, click HERE, and read her remarks as prepared for delivery below:\n\nMr. Speaker, today I recognize a man from my district for continuing his family legacy of leadership in Iowa agriculture.\n\nThis year, Lewis Payne of Kalona was awarded a Heritage Award by the Iowa Farm Bureau. The Heritage Award recognizes agriculture industry leaders who have carried on the tradition of farming family-owned land.\n\nKnown as the \u2018Pickard Farm\u2019, Lewis\u2019 261.4-acre plot of land was originally purchased by his great-great grand uncle over 172-years-ago and was passed from Lewis\u2019 great-grandfather down to his grandfather, then eventually to his mother, who then passed the land down to Lewis, who had been raised on the farm helping his parents.\n\nWhen asked about the future of his family farm, Lewis said his goal is to be a steward of the land and eventually pass it down to the next generation.\n\nThank you, Lewis, for continuing a fantastic family tradition, and for making Iowa a better place.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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://millermeeks.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-meeks-recognizes-kalonas-lewis-payne-receiving-iowa-farm-bureau"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9038550090044737, "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"}