{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stefanik.house.gov/2024/12/icymi-stefanik-delivers-remarks-on-house-floor-advocating-for-her-bill-the-strengthening-america-s-turning-point-act", "ICYMI: Stefanik Delivers Remarks on House Floor Advocating for Her Bill the Strengthening America\u2019s Turning Point Act", "2024-12-17", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Elise M. Stefanik", "S001196", "stefanik.house.gov", "stefanik", "https://stefanik.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Watch her full remarks here.\n\nView a transcript of her remarks below:\n\n\u201cThank you, Mr. Speaker and thank you, Mr. Chair and Ranking Member. I rise today in support of my bipartisan legislation, the Strengthening America\u2019s Turning Point Act.\n\nI am always so proud to share with my colleagues in Congress and the American people that Upstate New York and the North Country are known as the cradle of the American Revolution, home to numerous battlefields and historic sites that were critical in shaping our nation\u2019s founding and history.\n\nI grew up going to these historic sites like generations of Upstaters and for years I\u2019ve been proud to lead the charge in their preservation in Congress. Preserving and championing our battlefields and historic areas is one of my greatest privileges as the Representative of New York\u2019s 21st District and Co-Chair of the Congressional Battlefield Caucus.\n\nThe Battles of Saratoga were the most significant turning point and one of the most decisive American battles of the American Revolution. The American defeat of British forces at Saratoga marked a changing of the tide in the Revolutionary War, securing foreign support from France and bolstering domestic support for the American patriots and our righteous cause.\n\nThis bipartisan legislation would rename Saratoga National Historical Park to Saratoga National Battlefield Park to more accurately reflect the historical significance of the site and emphasize the crucial military engagements that took place there.\n\nThe historic site was originally named the Saratoga Battlefield Park, but when it became a national park in 1938, the word \u2018battlefield\u2019 was left out of its name.\n\nUnanimously supported by the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, this significant fix will help increase public understanding of the deep significance the site holds in our military history and honor the site where so many gave their last full measure of devotion - especially important as we are celebrating our nation\u2019s Semiquincentennial.\n\nI want to express my immense gratitude to my great friend and classmate Chair Bruce Westerman and Subcommittee Chair Tom Tiffany for their partnership in ensuring our battlefields and historic sites in Upstate New York and across America are preserved and protected for generations to come.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "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://stefanik.house.gov/2024/12/icymi-stefanik-delivers-remarks-on-house-floor-advocating-for-her-bill-the-strengthening-america-s-turning-point-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.94558484852314, "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"}