{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/video-peters-speaks-on-senate-floor-following-grand-blanc-township-church-attack", "VIDEO: Peters Speaks on Senate Floor Following Grand Blanc Township Church Attack", "2025-09-30", "2025", "2025-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "MI", "Gary C. Peters", "P000595", "www.peters.senate.gov", "garypeters", "https://www.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) spoke on the Senate floor following the tragic attack on the Church of Latter-Day Saints in Grand Blanc Township on Sunday. During his remarks, Peters honored the victims of this senseless act of violence and their loved ones.\n\n\u201cThis was shocking, it was horrific, and it was a violent attack on a quiet and peaceful community. There are now families whose loved ones will never return their call, never hug them back, and never sit by their side as they practice their faith,\u201d Peters said. \u201cI\u2019m devastated to share the ages of these individuals that ranged from just 6 years old to 78 years old. I simply can\u2019t imagine the agony that their families are now experiencing. There are also eight other victims who remain in critical condition in the hospital with their families waiting anxiously by their side. My thoughts are with them as we hope and pray for a safe recovery.\u201d\n\nTo watch the full video of Peters\u2019 speech on the Senate floor, click here.\n\nDuring the speech, Peters called for action to address the ongoing gun violence epidemic as well as the rise in violence specifically targeting churches, synagogues, mosques and other places of worship across the country.\n\n\u201cWe cannot allow these patterns of violence to continue. We cannot simply accept these attacks like it\u2019s another normal day. It is not,\u201d Peters continued. \u201cNow more than ever, we need to come together and hold each other up. And once we have grieved, we must work together to find solutions that will prevent this kind of tragedy from devastating more communities.\u201d\n\nPeters concluded by thanking the emergency responders and law enforcement officials in Michigan who heroically responded to this attack, as well those who protected their fellow congregation members in the moments following the attack.\n\n\u201cMichiganders are tough. Michiganders are resilient. But most importantly, they\u2019re kind. And on Sunday, that kindness shown through as we saw so many people race to help in the aftermath of this appalling attack,\u201d Peters said. \u201cAs we remember the victims, as we remember their loved ones, and the community members who are still grieving, I hope those actions not only provide some form of comfort, but also show that heroism and kindness in the face of unspeakable tragedy is truly who we are as Americans.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "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.peters.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/video-peters-speaks-on-senate-floor-following-grand-blanc-township-church-attack"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8279238827526569, "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"}