{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=13&itemid=1492", "Grijalva Introduces Resolution Recognizing the Legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps – Others Join Him to Salute 80th Anniversary", "2013-06-05", "2013", "2013-06", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Ra\u00fal Grijalva", "G000551", "grijalva.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 Rep. Ra\u00fal M. Grijalva today introduced a House Resolution recognizing the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps on the occasion of its 80th anniversary. Reps. Betty McCollum, Keith Ellison, Rick Nolan, and Ann McLane Kuster are original cosponsors.\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tAs part of the New Deal, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt\u00a0established\u00a0the Civilian Conservation Corps\u00a0to boost civil works projects and provide employment for low-skilled workers during the Great Depression. Participants were paid to do natural resource conservation and infrastructure improvement jobs on public lands across the country.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cWe owe a great\u00a0debt\u00a0to the Civilian\u00a0Conservation\u00a0Corps, and every American should remember how important it\u2019s been to his or her community,\u201d Grijalva\u00a0said. \u201cThe CCC built some of America\u2019s greatest parks, helped clean up our\u00a0environment, improved public access to the great outdoors on a monumental scale, and\u00a0engaged millions of youth in conservation, education, and workforce training projects. Americans\u00a0still\u00a0benefit\u00a0each year\u00a0from\u00a0the what the\u00a0Corps did for this country, and today\u2019s Corps Network continues that important legacy.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u201cThe young people of the CCC preserved and restored habitats around the country and educated local communities about the importance of protecting our environment for future generations,\u201d Rep. Ellison said. \u201cThe creation of the CCC at such an important time in our nation\u2019s history is a testament to the value of America\u2019s natural resources to our heritage.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u201cAmerica is truly better off today because of the generations who have contributed to the work of the CCC,\u201d Rep. McCollum said.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cMy father, Hank Nolan, served in the CCC, and that program helped keep our family and a great many of our neighbors going through some very tough years,\u201d Rep. Nolan said. \u201cSo it\u2019s an honor for me to join my colleagues in sponsoring this bill.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tIn addition to the Resolution, Rep. Grijalva earlier this year introduced the Public Lands Service Corps Act (H.R. 1351). The bill enhances federal support for the Public Lands Service Corps, a descendant of the CCC that trains youth and\u00a0young\u00a0adults to conduct conservation and\u00a0maintenance work on public lands. The Corps provides youth jobs at many of the country\u2019s most visited landscapes, including trail maintenance, wildlife monitoring, and forest fire mitigation.\r\n\r\n\tGrijalva\u2019s bill updates approved Corps activities to match current needs and land management trends. It also emphasizes outreach to new participants from underrepresented portions of the population, establishes coordinating offices for the program at the Interior Department and U.S. Forest Service, and authorizes\u00a0National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) participation. NOAA is responsible for the\u00a0management\u00a0of the National Marine Sanctuaries System.", 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://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=13&itemid=1492"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6810580380260944, "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"}