{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stanton.house.gov/2023/3/stanton-renews-push-for-covid-19-memorial-day", "Stanton Renews Push for COVID-19 Memorial Day", "2023-03-06", "2023", "2023-03", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Greg Stanton", "S001211", "stanton.house.gov", "stanton", "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Rep. Greg Stanton reintroduced his bipartisan House resolution commemorating the first Monday in March as \u201cCOVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day.\u201d The day would memorialize those lost to the virus and recognize the suffering who still carry unknown health side effects.\n\nStanton has partnered with Marked by COVID, an advocacy organization founded by two Arizona women who lost parents to the virus, to build awareness around the effort. The group will host its Annual Covid Memorial Day Virtual Vigil at 6 p.m. Arizona time this evening. [LINK to view]\n\n\u201cWe\u2019ve lost more than 1 million Americans to COVID,\u201d said Stanton. \u201cCommemorating COVID\u201319 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day is an important marker for those who have been affected by the virus. As we shift into a new phase of the pandemic, we still need to take the time to let those who have lost a loved one, or who are still dealing with the long-term effects of COVID, know that they are not alone.\u201d\n\nCompanion legislation had been introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. The full text of the resolution can be viewed here.\n\n\u201cWe must mark our losses together to brace against a nation\u2019s crushing sadness. Upstanders like Sen. Warren and Rep. Stanton, as well as countless activists and individuals, have shown me and my family solidarity in both pain and progress. We are unified in our commitment to observe Covid Memorial Day \u2013 and remember people like my dad Mark \u2013 on the first Monday of March, in perpetuity,\u201d said Kristin Urquiza, co-founder of Marked By Covid.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:30:02Z"]], "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://stanton.house.gov/2023/3/stanton-renews-push-for-covid-19-memorial-day"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5227880794554949, "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"}