{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/mccaskill-blunt-secure-world-war-i-memorial-status-for-kansas-citys-liberty-memorial", "McCaskill, Blunt Secure World War I Memorial Status for Kansas City’s Liberty Memorial", "2014-12-12", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "MO", "Claire McCaskill", "M001170", "www.mccaskill.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "McCaskill, Blunt Secure World War I Memorial Status for Kansas City\u2019s Liberty Memorial \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t Missouri Senators\u2019 efforts to honor WWI memorial with national designation pay off \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFriday, December 12, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON \u2013 Missouri\u2019s U.S. Senators McCaskill and Blunt today announced that they have successfully included a provision in this year\u2019s annual defense bill that designates Kansas City\u2019s Liberty Memorial as the nation\u2019s \u201cWorld War I Museum and Memorial.\u201d\r\n\u201cThis designation honors the courage and sacrifice of all those who served in World War I,\u201d said McCaskill, who is the daughter of a WWII veteran. \u201cIt was an honor to work with Senator Blunt to get this done. And it\u2019s my hope that the Liberty Memorial\u2019s new, national status\u2014which finally matches its national significance\u2014shines a spotlight on the site\u2019s unique and extraordinary historic value.\u201d\r\n\u201cMissourians are deeply proud of our World War I heroes, and America's National World War I Museum at the Liberty Memorial is the only museum in the United States that is dedicated to honoring these heroes and telling the important story of this war,\u201d said Blunt. \u201cI\u2019m very pleased that with the passage of this important bill, the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City will get the recognition it deserves nationwide.\u201d\r\nBoth Senators are members of the Armed Services Committee.\r\nThis provision \u2014 which adds to the Museum\u2019s 2004 designation as \u201cAmerica\u2019s National WWI Museum\u201d \u2014 increases the historic significance of the Liberty Memorial, elevating its status in the same vein as other nationally recognized sites such as the National WWII Memorial. Additionally, the bill establishes a WWI Memorial at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C. and authorizes the World War I Centennial Commission to improve the site and develop and build additional commemorative elements.\r\nThe World War I Museum and Memorial contains the world\u2019s most diverse collection of WWI objects. In 2014, the museum ranked as one of the top 25 museums in the United States according to TripAdvisor, and was recently recognized by USA Today as one of the top 10 museums that \u201cbring military history to life.\u201d\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 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.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/news-releases/mccaskill-blunt-secure-world-war-i-memorial-status-for-kansas-citys-liberty-memorial"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5037700068205595, "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"}