{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://algreen.house.gov/press-release/congressman-al-green%E2%80%99s-statement-passing-world-renowned-heart-surgeon-dr-denton-cooley", "Congressman Al Greens Statement on the Passing of World-Renowned Heart Surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley", "2016-11-22", "2016", "2016-11", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Al Green", "G000553", "algreen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Al Green\u2019s Statement on the Passing of World-Renowned Heart Surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley                                           \n              Nov 22, 2016      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n          \n  \n    \n    \n    (Houston, TX)\u2014On Tuesday, November 22, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement on the passing of world-renowned heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley:\n\u201cDr. Denton Cooley truly was a living legend who helped put Houston on the map as a destination for world-class healthcare.\u00a0 He dedicated his life to saving the lives of others and pioneering heart surgery techniques that revolutionized the field.\u00a0 He performed more than 65,000 open-heart surgeries at the Texas Heart Institute, which he founded in 1962 and worked tirelessly to establish as a premier cardiac medical institution.\n\u201cDr. Cooley will be remembered nationally and internationally for his successful efforts developing techniques to make open-heart surgery and heart transplantation safe and efficient, as well as his unparalleled work ethic in the medical field.\n\u201cI think I speak for a great many when I say, \u2018Thank you, Dr. Cooley, for your exceptional commitment to medicine and extraordinary service to humanity.\u2019\u201d", 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": ["http://algreen.house.gov/press-release/congressman-al-green%E2%80%99s-statement-passing-world-renowned-heart-surgeon-dr-denton-cooley"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.948901055380702, "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"}