{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=FB6AF4FE-5BBE-4135-8965-544168764408", "COCHRAN PRAISES OPENING OF CIVIL RIGHTS & HISTORY MUSEUMS FOR STATES BICENTENNIAL", "2017-12-08", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Thad Cochran", "C000567", "www.cochran.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement to mark the dedication and opening of the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson on Saturday: \u201cThe opening of the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum represents a seminal event in the bicentennial of our beloved state. \u201cThese two institutions give Mississippians and visitors from around the world a setting for learning about the people and experiences that make up our collective story. \u201cI believe understanding Mississippi\u2019s past is indispensable to help us create a better future for new generations.\u00a0 The rich parade of our state\u2019s history has a tendency to prompt study and reflection, mourning and celebration.\u00a0 Interpreting all aspects of our heritage, the good and the bad, is essential to continuing to improve our state. \u201cI commend everyone who has worked toward the opening of these state-of-the-art museums.\u00a0 The people of Mississippi should be proud of them today and well into the future.\u201d Cochran and Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, co-authored a 2013 column, \u201cTwo museums commemorate shared history,\u201d to promote the significance of the museums and Mississippi\u2019s importance to American history and culture.\r\n###", 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://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=FB6AF4FE-5BBE-4135-8965-544168764408"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8328929543495178, "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"}