{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://thompson.house.gov/press-release/thompson-recognizes-50th-anniversary-university-pittsburgh-bradford-during-us-house", "Thompson Recognizes 50th Anniversary of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford During U.S. House Session", "2013-12-03", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Glenn Thompson", "T000467", "thompson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Following the completion of legislative business Monday in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Glenn \u2018GT\u2019 Thompson, PA-5, delivered remarks in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford, Pa.\u00a0 Thompson praised the university\u2019s founders and generations of teachers, faculty, and students for their contributions to higher education and the region\u2019s economy.\u00a0 The full remarks and video footage are included below. \u00a0\nRemarks as prepared: \n\"Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 50th Anniversary of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, which is located in McKean County, Pennsylvania.\n\t50 years ago, Pitt-Bradford was a few buildings with just about 300 students. Over the decades, the school has grown from a two-year feeder campus to a distinguished and thriving four-year university.\n\tToday, Pitt-Bradford\u2019s campus is home to 1,600 students and about 10,000 alumni from across the entire country. The university offers 37 bachelor\u2019s degrees, five associate degrees, and more than 50 minors. For the last nine consecutive years Pitt-Bradford has been ranked by the Princeton Review as one of the best colleges in the Northeast.\n\tDue to the University, local industries have greater access to scientific and technical expertise, area residents have access to a growing numbers of jobs, and the region\u2019s economy has greatly benefitted as a result.\u00a0 \u00a0\n\tI offer my praise to the University\u2019s founders and the generations of school administrators, teachers, and students who have worked to turn this small campus into a renowned institution of higher learning. \u00a0\n\tThank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time.\"\n###", 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://thompson.house.gov/press-release/thompson-recognizes-50th-anniversary-university-pittsburgh-bradford-during-us-house"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5758201479911804, "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"}