{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=0DFD8E38-43DD-4B66-ACF4-195855D3FF17", "Vt. Bernie Buzz: Honoring a Vermont Hero", "2013-08-08", "2013", "2013-08", "Independent", "House", "VT", "Bernard Sanders", "S000033", "sanders.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Honoring a Vermont Hero\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tThursday, August 8, 2013\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\tThe Senate passed legislation, introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, that would name the post office in Danville, Vt., after Thaddeus Stevens, the Vermont native who led the fight in Congress during the Civil War to abolish slavery.\r\nSanders sponsored the bill honoring Stevens after last year\u2019s Academy Award-winning movie \u201cLincoln\u201d revived interest in his important role in history.\r\nIn addition to leading the fight for passage of the 13th Amendment to end slavery, the progressive Republican who represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives also is credited with shepherding through Congress the 14th and 15th Amendments, which originally were intended to protect the rights of former slaves.\r\n\u201cThaddeus Stevens became a fighter not only for civil rights and the abolition of slavery, but for low-income and working families throughout his entire life,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cHe relentlessly pursued equal rights and freedom for the disadvantaged as a member of the House of Representatives during a tumultuous period in our nation\u2019s history.\u201d\r\n\u201cRenaming the post office in Danville after Thaddeus Stevens will help Vermonters and people throughout the country understand the important legislative battles won in the halls of Congress during the Civil War and Reconstruction-era. As Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Stevens was one of the most powerful members of Congress during that crucial period of American history,\u201d Sanders said.\r\nSen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) cosponsored Sanders\u2019 resolution in the Senate. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced identical legislation in the House of Representatives, where it is being considered by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The measure passed the Senate Aug. 1.\r\nSanders in May hosted a free showing of the movie in St. Johnsbury. More than 300 people attended the town meeting, which included student presentations and a panel discussion featuring two Vermont historians.", 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://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=0DFD8E38-43DD-4B66-ACF4-195855D3FF17"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.736247980967164, "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"}