{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/senator-murkowski-announces-2024-us-capitol-christmas-tree-essay-contest-for-alaska-fourth-graders", "Senator Murkowski Announces 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Essay Contest for Alaska Fourth Graders", "2024-09-16", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "Senate", "AK", "Lisa Murkowski", "M001153", "www.murkowski.senate.gov", "murkowski", "https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/press-releases?PageNum_rs=11", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), announced an essay contest for fourth graders in Alaska to celebrate the 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, known as the \u201cThe People\u2019s Tree,\u201d coming from Alaska\u2019s Tongass National Forest.\n\n\u201cThe time-honored tradition of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is something I look forward to every holiday season, particularly when it comes from Alaska,\u201d said Senator Murkowski. \u201cI look forward to selecting one young Alaskan to flip the switch and turn on the lights for the National Christmas tree when it arrives from the Tongass National Forest and graces the West Lawn of the Capitol.\u201d\n\nFourth grade students are invited to write no more than 250 words on what they would like the country to know about Alaska\u2019s Christmas tree this year, and why it is so special. Senator Murkowski will select one student\u2019s submission, and invite them and their family on an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, DC in early December to play an integral role in the tree-lighting ceremony alongside members of Congress and the public, as well as enjoy Christmas festivities throughout the District. Read Anna DeVolld\u2019s winning submission from 2015 here.\n\nAdditional information for the essay contest:\n\nHandwritten\n\nNo more than 250 words\n\nSubmission must include parent or guardian contact information, and can be scanned and emailed to: CCT_EssayContest@murkowski.senate.gov, or mailed to Anchorage office at: 510 L St. Suite 600, Anchorage, AK, 99501\n\nSubmissions must be received, or postmarked by, October 4th, 2024\n\nA video of Senator Murkowski\u2019s announcement can be watched here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:46:43Z"]], "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.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/senator-murkowski-announces-2024-us-capitol-christmas-tree-essay-contest-for-alaska-fourth-graders"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4677571598440409, "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"}