{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=C5C48738-C9ED-4758-BE54-D68E71CA73CF", "TONIGHT: Hatch to Receive Liberator Award for Efforts to End Human Trafficking", "2017-11-04", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Orrin Hatch", "H000338", "www.hatch.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "SALT LAKE CITY\u2014Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, will receive Operation Underground Railroad\u2019s Liberator Award at OUR\u2019s Shine OUR Light gala this evening.\r\nDue to the Senate\u2019s weekend work schedule, Senator Hatch is unable to attend the event in person but sent the following video which will be displayed at the gala.\r\n\r\n\r\nVideo Via DropBox\r\nSenator Hatch spoke of his work to end human trafficking, including legislation he sponsored to facilitate increased cooperation between the federal government and groups like O.U.R.\r\nAs you may know, I have worked with O.U.R. to pass legislation in the Senate facilitating more collaboration between groups like O.U.R. and the federal government. You all are on the front lines in the battle against modern slavery, and I want you to have every resource at your disposal. My bill will ensure that you do.\r\nHatch also spoke about a briefing he hosted in Washington just weeks ago for Ivanka Trump and his fellow Senator\u2019s, with OUR\u2019s Tim Ballard. You can find pictures and video from that briefing here.\r\n\r\n\r\nB-roll video and photos from the briefing can be found here\r\nLast week, I invited a number of my Senate colleagues and Ivanka Trump\u2014the White House\u2019s point person on trafficking issues\u2014to sit down with Tim and have a conversation about ways we can do more to help.\r\nWe left with a number of action items, and I believe this is just the beginning of a collaboration that will bring about real change.\r\nSenator Hatch\u2019s full remarks:\r\nI\u2019m thrilled to receive this award tonight, and I apologize I couldn\u2019t be with you in person. The Senate is holding a rare weekend session to accomplish a number of important things by the end of the year.\r\nI\u2019ve been honored to work with O.U.R. over the last few years in our shared goal of ending human trafficking.\r\nAs you may know, I have worked with O.U.R. to pass legislation in the Senate facilitating more collaboration between groups like O.U.R. and the federal government. You all are on the front lines in the battle against modern slavery, and I want you to have every resource at your disposal. My bill will ensure that you do.\r\nLast week, I invited a number of my Senate colleagues and Ivanka Trump\u2014the White House\u2019s point person on trafficking issues\u2014to sit down with Tim and have a conversation about ways we can do more to help.\r\nWe left with a number of action items, and I believe this is just the beginning of a collaboration that will bring about real change.\r\nI\u2019m so grateful for all you do, and I\u2019m inspired by your work. You give people hope, you give people life, and you are changing the world for the better.\r\nPlease keep it up, and know that you will always have a friend in this old Senator.\r\n\u00a0\r\nBackground on the Liberator Award (Via OUR)\r\nThe Liberator Award is given to an individual who has displayed the courage and determination to make a significant impact in the effort to fight human trafficking. Someone who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to provide assistance to victims of human trafficking, or who has made great strides to affect positive change regarding this horrible crime within the Hotel Industry.", 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=C5C48738-C9ED-4758-BE54-D68E71CA73CF"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 5.0173429772257805, "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"}