{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-honors-montanan-of-the-week-braden-matzinger-of-gallatin-county", "Daines Honors Montanan of the Week: Braden Matzinger of Gallatin County", "2017-10-06", "2017", "2017-10", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "10.06.17\n\t\t\t Daines Honors Montanan of the Week: Braden Matzinger of Gallatin County \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tU.S. SENATE \u2014 U.S. Senator Steve Daines today\u00a0recognized Braden Matzinger for his compassionate heart and entrepreneurial spirit in helping our state recover from a devastating wildfire season.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\r\nDaines\u2019 recognition in the Congressional Record is available\u00a0here.\r\nThrough his \u201cMontanan of the Week\u201d initiative, Daines each week will highlight a Montanan by submitting a statement of recognition in the official Congressional Record, the document that reflects the official proceedings of Congress.\u00a0\r\nDaines welcomes anyone to nominate fellow Montanans for Daines\u2019 \u201cMontanan of the Week\u201d program by calling Daines\u2019 office at 202-224-2651 or by filling out the contact form on Daines\u2019 website:\u00a0http://www.daines.senate.gov/connect/email-steve\r\nThe following is the statement submitted to the Congressional Record:\r\nMONTANAN OF THE WEEK\u00a0\r\nMr. DAINES. Mr. President, this week, I have the distinct honor of recognizing a young Montanan named Braden Matzinger for his compassionate heart and entrepreneurial spirit in helping our state recover from a devastating wildfire season.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\r\nThe 2017 wild fire season has impacted many communities in Montana.\u00a0 The fires consumed nearly 1.3 million acres of land. Over the summer, two firefighters lost their lives while protecting the people of the Treasure State.\u00a0 The bravery and commitment demonstrated by all the folks involved with the firefighting effort has generated a sense of unity and support from Troy to Alzada.\u00a0 That sense of unity can be found in the actions of 9-year old Braden Matzinger of Bozeman.\u00a0 Braden has raised donations for the Montana Wildfire Relief Fund at the last two Montana State University home football games.\u00a0 He sweetened his approach to charitable fundraising with a cup of free lemonade for all those making a donation.\u00a0 At the two football games he raised over $600 in donations.\r\nSometimes life throws us lemons.\u00a0 How we respond is a reflection of our character.\u00a0 The Montana values of charity, compassion, and entrepreneurship are alive and well in the character of our next generation of youngsters, and Braden is a prime example.\u00a0 Thank you Braden for seeing an opportunity to help, making a plan, and following through with your plan.\u00a0 And to Braden\u2019s parents, Jeff and Katie, thank you as well for raising such a high quality young man.\u00a0\r\n###\u00a0\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n  \n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 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.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-honors-montanan-of-the-week-braden-matzinger-of-gallatin-county"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2659549247473478, "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"}