{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hirono.senate.gov/press-releases/-senator-hirono-praises-awarding-of-presidential-medal-of-freedom-to-hawaii-congresswoman-patsy-t-mink", "SENATOR HIRONO PRAISES AWARDING OF PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM TO HAWAII CONGRESSWOMAN PATSY T. MINK", "2014-11-10", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "HI", "Mazie Hirono", "H001042", "www.hirono.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "SENATOR HIRONO PRAISES AWARDING OF PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM TO HAWAII CONGRESSWOMAN PATSY T. MINK\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMonday, November 10, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Mazie K. Hirono praised today\u2019s announcement that President Barack Obama has posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hawaii Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink.\r\nAmong Congresswoman Mink\u2019s numerous accomplishments during her decades of public service, she is most widely known for being one of the principal authors of Title IX, the federal law that protects students from gender discrimination in federally supported education programs and activities. Signed into law on June 23, 1972, the legislation has since been renamed the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity Education Act.\r\n\u201cThis recognition for my friend, Patsy Mink, is well deserved and I am proud to have lent my early support to this effort. A visionary and a trailblazer, Patsy\u2019s legacy lives on in every female student and athlete in America who\u2019s been given a fair shot to compete in the classroom and on the playing field,\u201d said Senator Hirono. \u201cWe are proud that a keiki o ka aina, born and raised on Maui, who continues to inspire all of us, has received this high honor. I commend the Hawaii State Bar Association for its nomination and organizing the effort that has made this honor a reality.\u201d\r\nThe Hawaii State Bar Association (HSBA) Civic Education Committee nominated Congresswoman Pasty Takemoto Mink for the Presidential Medal of Freedom.\u00a0Troy Andrade, Ruth Oh, and Ted Pettit,\u00a0members of the HSBA Civic Education Committee, spearheaded the effort and provided the following statement. \"The Hawaii State Bar Association\u00a0Civic Education Committee is extremely proud that President Obama is recognizing one of the greatest civic leaders of our time.\u00a0No one is more deserving of the Presidential Medal of Freedom than Congresswoman Mink.\u00a0The Committee looks forward to planning several events throughout 2014 and 2015 to celebrate Congresswoman Mink's life and legacy.\"\r\nThe Presidential Medal of Freedom, along with the Congressional Gold Medal, is one of the highest civilian awards in the United States.", 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/press-releases/-senator-hirono-praises-awarding-of-presidential-medal-of-freedom-to-hawaii-congresswoman-patsy-t-mink"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.058356836438179, "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"}