{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://cooper.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cooper-statement-on-repatriation-of-mexican-american-war-remains", "Cooper Statement on Repatriation of Mexican-American War Remains", "2016-09-27", "2016", "2016-09", "Democrat", "House", "TN", "Jim Cooper", "C000754", "cooper.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) today issued a statement on\u00a0a repatriation ceremony in which the remains of some members of a Tennessee militia will be returned to America 169 years after the Mexican-American War.\nFor some time, Cooper and his staff \u2013 in consultation with the Mexican government and researchers at Middle Tennessee State University \u2013 have been working to bring home the remains of Tennessee veterans who fought in the Battle of Monterrey.\n\u201cWhether it\u2019s a recent war or a war fought more than a century ago, Tennesseans never forget their bravest citizens,\u201d Rep. Cooper said. \u201cOur fallen veterans always need to come home.\u201d\nThe Mexican-American War was fought from 1846-47. The conflict led to America adding territory that later would become seven states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.\nDue to votes in Washington, Cooper is unable to attend Wednesday\u2019s ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, but his Defense Fellow Maj. Donavan Laskey will be in attendance.", 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://cooper.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cooper-statement-on-repatriation-of-mexican-american-war-remains"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.007382921874523, "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"}