{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://plaskett.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=241", "Plaskett Statement on Liberty Day", "2017-11-01", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "VI", "Stacey Plaskett", "P000610", "plaskett.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Plaskett Statement on Liberty Day \r\n   \r\n    \r\n       \r\n      \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e\r\n      \r\n      \r\n    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n        Washington,\r\n        November 1, 2017\r\n      \r\n       \r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      \r\n      Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett issued the following statement in commemoration of Liberty Day:  \r\nI travel back to Washington D.C., I reflect on the life and legacy of one of our founding fathers, David Hamilton Jackson. And I am reminded of his travels to the Nation's Capitol to petition the Congress for full citizenship rights for Virgin Islanders following the Transfer of 1917.  \r\nA son of the soil, David Hamilton Jackson\u2019s ideas and advocacy are responsible for much of the socio-economic and political progression of the Virgin Islands through the 20th Century.  \r\nToday, as we to continue working toward building a better and more resilient Virgin Islands post hurricanes Irma and Maria, we have a duty and a responsibility to continue to grow upon those hard-fought advancements.\r\n    \r\n  \r\n  \r\n  \r\n    \r\n      f \r\n      t \r\n      #\r\n      e", 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://plaskett.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=241"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8384198881685734, "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"}