{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://polis.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=398484", "Big Block of Cheese Day -- Larimer County", "2017-11-17", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "CO", "Jared Polis", "P000598", "polis.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, will host a \u201cBig Block of Cheese Day\u201d on Friday, Nov. 17 in Fort Collins.\u00a0 \u201cBig Block of Cheese Day\u201d is essentially open office hours with the congressman.\u00a0 Appointments are now full, but community members can sign up for a wait list or simply walk-in to meet with staff or possibly Polis, if time allows.\r\n\u201cBig Block of Cheese Day\u201d is based on a tradition started by President Andrew Jackson in 1837 when he received a massive, 1,400 lb. wheel of cheese as a gift and couldn\u2019t eat it all by himself!\u00a0 As the folklore goes, Jackson pondered, \u201cWhy not invite the American public to the White House and share the cheese?\u201d\u00a0 Jackson then hosted the original \u201cBig Block of Cheese Day\u201d for thousands of Americans to visit the White House and meet with top-level officials, while enjoying cheese together!", 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://polis.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=398484"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9056180715560913, "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"}