{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=66E58B83-AF40-48E6-9929-B2C8EE0EAA1D", "Hatch, Laurie Holt call for Medical Attention for Josh in Venezuelan Prison", "2017-12-11", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Orrin Hatch", "H000338", "www.hatch.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) joined Laurie Holt, mother of imprisoned Utahn Joshua Holt in calling on the Maduro government to comply with court orders allowing Josh to receive medical attention following reports that he had fallen ill in his Venezuelan prison cell.\u00a0\r\n\r\nHatch, with Laurie and Jason Holt in July\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s beyond inhumane to deny a court order allowing Josh to receive the urgent medical care he needs,\u201d\u00a0Hatch said.\u00a0\u201cI call on the Maduro government to see that Josh is able to receive immediate medical attention as we continue to work towards his release on humanitarian grounds.\u201d\r\nJosh\u2019s mother Laurie Holt added, \u201cSadly today our son Josh Holt found himself again in a dire medical situation. They have disregarded the court order approving his transport to a Medical Facility to receive proper medical care, and the Prison's Directors under the instructions of high Government officials have continuously denied him the transfer to such a facility. Josh Holt is in a delicate state and therefore we ask again that Venezuela releases him under humanitarian grounds immediately. We also ask that our leaders in the US Government double their efforts in bringing him home before it is too late.\u201d\r\nSenator Hatch has been working with the Holt family, the Trump administration, and previously the Obama administration towards Josh\u2019s release from prison for over a year, and continues to work behind the scenes to return Josh to his family in Riverton.\r\nBackground:\r\n \r\nHatch\u00a0update\u00a0on Josh Holt\u2019s case\u20149/2016\r\nHatch\u00a0update\u00a0on working with John Kerry and Joe Biden on Josh\u2019s behalf\u20149/2016\r\nHatch\u00a0update\u00a0ahead of second schedule hearing in Venezuela \u2013 10/2016\u2014\u201cI will not stop until we have Josh back.\u201d\r\nHatch\u00a0update\u2014working with Venezuelan ambassador to the organization of American states after Judge failed to show up to another hearing for Josh \u2013 11/2016\r\nB-roll video\u00a0of Hatch meeting with Secretary of State Tillerson, discussing Josh\u2019s case\u20141/2017\r\nRelease: Hatch Presses Secretary of State Nominee Tillerson on Utahn Josh Holt, Key International Issues\r\nB-roll video\u2014Hatch meets with Laurie Holt in the Capitol ahead of her meeting with Undersecretary Shannon and President Trump\r\nRelease: Hatch Calls for Action Ahead of One-Year Mark of Joshua Holt\u2019s Captivity in Venezuela", 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.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=66E58B83-AF40-48E6-9929-B2C8EE0EAA1D"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.449759118258953, "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"}