{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20141111193659/http://gabbard.house.gov/index.php/news/press-releases/15-media-center/press-releases/354-rep-tulsi-gabbard-statement-on-patsy-takemoto-mink-being-named-presidential-medal-of-freedom-recipient", "Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Statement on Patsy Takemoto Mink Being Named Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient", "2014-11-10", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "HI", "Tulsi Gabbard", "G000571", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Statement on Patsy Takemoto Mink Being Named Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient\t\t \n\n\tAward is the highest civilian honor in the U.S.\n\n\tHonolulu \u2013 Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) today issued the following statement on the news that former Hawai\u2018i Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink will posthumously receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The awards will be presented at the White House on November 24.  \n\t\u00a0  \n\t\u201cCongresswoman Patsy Mink broke down long-standing barriers to create equal access to opportunities for women and girls, and courageously defied those who told her she couldn\u2019t succeed simply because she was a woman. In the 1940s, she was denied entrance to over a dozen medical schools for being a woman, but went on to attend law school and committed her entire life to changing the status quo. Many women and girls, and countless others who have benefited from her unwavering fight for equality, owe a debt of gratitude to Hawai\u2018i\u2019s Patsy Mink. As a testament to the importance of her hallmark Title IX legislation, her legacy lives on in the millions of girls who today are guaranteed equal opportunities in education.  \n\t\u00a0  \n\t\u201cCongresswoman Mink is deeply deserving of the Presidential Media of Freedom, having demonstrated her selfless commitment to the betterment of our nation and increasing opportunities for all Americans. It is appropriate that this high honor will be given to one of Hawai\u2018i\u2019s great leaders and a true American trailblazer,\u201d said Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.  \n\t\u00a0  \n\tThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation\u2019s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.  \n\t\u00a0  \n\t###", 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": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20141111193659/http://gabbard.house.gov/index.php/news/press-releases/15-media-center/press-releases/354-rep-tulsi-gabbard-statement-on-patsy-takemoto-mink-being-named-presidential-medal-of-freedom-recipient"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9083650074899197, "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"}