{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://norton.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/norton-honored-with-presidential-citation-from-american-psychological", "Norton Honored With Presidential Citation from American Psychological Association, Second-Ever House Member to Receive Award", "2014-10-31", "2014", "2014-10", "Democrat", "House", "DC", "Eleanor Norton", "N000147", "norton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today received a Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association (APA).\u00a0 Norton was awarded the Presidential Citation in recognition of her decades of human rights and congressional work, and for her sponsorship and cosponsorship of legislation that promotes human and civil rights, fair labor practices, affordable health care, and increased access to mental health care services.\u00a0 The announcement of the award comes a week after Norton spoke at the opening of a new Unity Health Care center in southeast D.C. that will provide substance abuse treatment and mental health care to low-income residents.\u00a0 In a recent letter, Norton was praised by the APA President, Nadine J. Kaslow, for cosponsoring legislation that would allow psychologists more autonomy in the practice of their profession and make them eligible for incentives that would enable simpler maintenance of electronic health records.\u00a0 She was only the second House member to receive the APA\u2019s Presidential Citation.\n\u201cIt was a special honor to receive the Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association,\u201d Norton said.\u00a0 \u201cI appreciate being recognized not only for my work in civil rights, but also for my support of mental health services, which are a vital part of our overall health care system.\u00a0 The APA has been an important leader for the reforms needed to improve and expand mental health services and to fully integrate mental health services into the nation\u2019s health care system.\u00a0 I look forward to continuing to work in partnership with the APA on this national priority.\u201d\nThe APA is the nation\u2019s largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology, and the world's largest association of psychologists.\u00a0 Their membership boasts nearly 130,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students.", 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://norton.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/norton-honored-with-presidential-citation-from-american-psychological"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.614697277545929, "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"}