{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://rohrabacher.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rohrabacher-pays-tribute-to-endless-summer-maker-on-house-floor", "Rohrabacher Pays Tribute to Endless Summer Maker on House Floor", "2017-12-14", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "CA", "Dana Rohrabacher", "R000409", "rohrabacher.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Marking the passing, at age 80, of Bruce Brown, the legendary documentarian of the surf culture, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher on Wednesday gave the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives:\nBruce Brown challenged a generation of Americans to follow our dream, to find our perfect wave. He reached out to introduce us to the magic experience of being propelled by the power of nature on an ocean wave. Adventure and a rush of excitement was as near as a local beach.\nBruce Brown made movies about surfing. \u201cEndless Summer\u201d was his best known. But his films were more than entertainment. He spoke to our soul and our spirit of adventure.\nMy first surfboard was a large, single fin, Velzy. Dale Velzy, who owned a surf shop in San Clemente, financed Bruce Brown\u2019s first surf film, Slippery When Wet. The surf culture Bruce Brown helped get born is still here. Outsiders are intrigued by it. You know when you\u2019re part of it. Bruce Brown showed us the way. A few days ago he passed away and is paddling into the distant sunset.\nHe followed his dream, he found his perfect wave, and rode it as far as it would take him.\n\u00a0\n#####################\nKenneth Grubbs, 202-225-2415\n\u00a0\nTo view Rep. Rohrabacher's floor speech, please visit this link.", 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://rohrabacher.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rohrabacher-pays-tribute-to-endless-summer-maker-on-house-floor"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8097081445157528, "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"}