{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-honors-montanan-of-the-week-diana-tolstedt-of-billings", "Daines Honors Montanan of the Week: Diana Tolstedt of Billings", "2017-11-03", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.03.17\n\t\t\t Daines Honors Montanan of the Week: Diana Tolstedt of Billings \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tU.S. SENATE\u00a0\u2014 During National Adoption Awareness Month, U.S. Senator Steve Daines today recognized\u00a0Diana Tolstedt of Billings for helping navigate Montanans through all aspects of the adoption process for nearly three decades.\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nDaines\u2019 recognition in the Congressional Record is available\u00a0here.\u00a0\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.\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:\u00a0\u00a0\r\nMONTANAN OF THE WEEK\u00a0\r\nMr. DAINES. Mr. President, during National Adoption Awareness Month, I have the distinct honor of recognizing Diana Tolstedt of Billings.\u00a0 For nearly three decades she has been helping people navigate all aspects of the adoption process.\u00a0 She has made a positive and lasting impact in the lives of many Montanans.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\r\nThrough her work with Lutheran Social Services of Montana, Diana has gently guided and counseled adoptees, birth parents and adoptive families.\u00a0 For a dozen years, she has been a recruiter with Wendy\u2019s Wonderful Kids, leading a program dedicated to finding adoptive families for the longest waiting children in foster care from eastern Montana.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\r\nThroughout the United States, there are over one hundred thousand children in foster care who are waiting for adoption, each needing a loving home and stable environment to allow them to thrive and reach their potential.\u00a0 In the midst of this adoption challenge, folks like Diana are a guiding light to help others traverse adoption obstacles.\u00a0 I would like to thank Diana for having a heart as big as Yellowstone County, and a commitment to brightening the hopes of children, one life at a time.\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n###\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    \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-diana-tolstedt-of-billings"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8900710381567478, "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"}