{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-congratulates-lugar-on-being-named-presidential-medal-of-freedom-recipient-", "Donnelly Congratulates Lugar on Being Named Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient", "2013-08-08", "2013", "2013-08", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Joe Donnelly", "D000607", "www.donnelly.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Donnelly Congratulates Lugar on Being Named Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, August 8, 2013\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSouth Bend, Ind.\u2014 U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement after President Obama today named former Indiana U.S. Senator Richard Lugar a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. \u201cRichard Lugar has devoted his life to serving the state of Indiana and our country,\u201d said Donnelly. \u201cHis life\u2019s work is a model for how we can and should solve problems.\u00a0 We are a safer and stronger nation as a result of his leadership, and\u00a0I congratulate him on soon receiving this highest civilian honor.\u00a0 Hoosiers are proud to call him one of our own.\"\r\nThe 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.\u00a0 This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Executive Order signed by President John F. Kennedy establishing the Presidential Medal of Freedom.\u00a0 The awards will be presented at the White House later this year.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Press Contact \n\t\t\t\t\tDonnelly_Press@Donnelly.Senate.Gov", 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://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/donnelly-congratulates-lugar-on-being-named-presidential-medal-of-freedom-recipient-"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6181369535624981, "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"}