{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/curtis-announces-250-mile-walk-for-americas-250th-anniversary", "Curtis Announces 250-Mile Walk for America\u2019s 250th Anniversary", "2026-06-18", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "UT", "John R. Curtis", "C001114", "www.curtis.senate.gov", "curtis", "https://www.curtis.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Journey will honor values highlighted in America\u2019s founding documents, Utah\u2019s pioneer heritage\n\nPROVO, UT\u2014U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) today announced his plans to embark on a multi-day, 250-mile walk across Utah in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Averaging 30 miles of walking per day, the senator will start his journey near the northern border of Utah and end in his hometown of Provo on the Fourth of July.\n\nAs previewed in an opinion piece published in the Deseret News, Senator Curtis will use the occasion to highlight the values enshrined in the United States\u2019 founding documents\u2014the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution\u2014and those exhibited by Utah\u2019s pioneer settlers.\n\nThe Senator\u2019s remarks as delivered can be found below. The video file can be downloaded here.\n\nAs you all know, this year marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence\u2014America\u2019s semiquincentennial, if you will.\n\nWe recognize some of the most consequential moments in human history: A citizens\u2019 army of patriots winning their independence from the greatest empire of the 18th century. And while accomplishing that military miracle, they forged diverse peoples, interests, and cultures into a unified experiment in democracy. Guided by Providence, the cause of those patriots prevailed, and the American experiment thrives even 250 years later.\n\nThis moment invites us to look beyond the partisan politics of our time and deeply reflect on the underlying principles and values enshrined in our founding documents that have shaped our nation for generations.\n\nI\u2019ve long thought about how I can best honor this occasion as Utah\u2019s United States Senator. So, I\u2019m announcing that starting next week, I\u2019m going to walk 250 miles starting near the northern border of our state and ending in Provo at the Stadium of Fire on the Fourth of July.\n\nAveraging about 30 miles per day, I will walk through our local communities, having Utahns join me along the way, to reflect on and promote the distinctly American values consecrated in our founding documents, and also those exhibited by Utah\u2019s pioneer settlers.\n\nThese values matter now more than ever, and it is our sacred obligation not just to speak of them, but to live them.\n\nI hope you will follow along with me throughout this journey and reflect, yourselves, upon these values that make our families, our state, and our country so great.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe walk will follow a 250-mile continuous route and happen over the course of nine days, starting on Friday, June 26 and ending on Saturday, July 4.\n\nThe route will begin near Bear Lake in Dingle, Idaho, the birthplace of the Senator\u2019s mother. He will conclude the journey by walking into the Stadium of Fire event at BYU\u2019s LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo\u2014the city where he currently resides and previously served as mayor.\n\nThrough a series of daily vlogs and other media materials, Curtis will showcase distinctly American values, including liberty, magnanimity, prudence, fortitude, and others, while also highlighting his experiences traversing through the state.", 1, "2026-06-19T06:50:32Z", "2026-06-19T06:53:40Z"]], "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://www.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/curtis-announces-250-mile-walk-for-americas-250th-anniversary"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9664769750088453, "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"}