{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hirono.senate.gov/news/late-sen-inouye-receives-medal-of-freedom", "Late Sen. Inouye receives Medal of Freedom", "2013-11-21", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "HI", "Mazie Hirono", "H001042", "www.hirono.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Late Sen. Inouye receives Medal of Freedom\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n                \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            Thursday, November 21, 2013\r\n            \n\t\n\r\n            \r\n            HONOLULU (AP) \u2014 The late Sen. Daniel Inouye was one of 16 Americans awarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.\r\nPresident Barack Obama presented Inouye\u2019s medal to his widow, Irene Hirano Inouye, at a White House ceremony on Wednesday.\r\nGov. Neil Abercombie said in a statement he can think of no one more deserving of the medal. He said the senator\u2019s service was the epitome of valor and the Aloha spirit.\r\nSen. Mazie Hirono said Inouye carried himself with humility and often deflected credit. But she said there\u2019s no doubt his work laid the foundation of modern Hawaii.\r\nOther recipients included former President Bill Clinton, Sally Ride and Oprah Winfrey.\r\nThis article is available at:\u00a0http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/sections/news/local-news/late-sen-inouye-receives-medal-freedom.html", 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.hirono.senate.gov/news/late-sen-inouye-receives-medal-of-freedom"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3460330665111542, "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"}