{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=7C9B302B-1F95-4C74-A68F-F0469EF0C975", "Warner Announces Launch of Ashanti Alert Website", "2024-10-17", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "VA", "Mark R. Warner", "W000805", "www.warner.senate.gov", "warner", "https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 With National Crime Prevention Month underway, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today announced the launch of the Ashanti Alert website administered by the Department of Justice. The Ashanti Alert, created by a Warner-authored law, seeks to notify the public about missing or endangered adults, ages 18-64, and assist by way of a national communications network. The public website unveiled today provides information about the law and the National Ashanti Alert Network, and it includes links to state missing person programs and other resources.\n\n\u201cHaving fought for the passage and nationwide implementation of the Ashanti Alert nationwide, I\u2019m very proud to announce the launch of a public website that will help the public better understand how to report a missing person,\u201d said Sen. Warner. \u201cI\u2019ve been proud to work closely with the Department of Justice on the launch of these resources as we continue to honor Ashanti\u2019s legacy and save lives.\u201d\n\n\u201cFrom birth, I knew Ashanti had a purpose in this world. Not a day goes by I don\u2019t miss my baby, but knowing she is a saving angel gives me a joy that keeps me going,\" said Brandy Billie-Moore, Ashanti's mother.\n\n\u201cThe Bible says to be absent in the body is to be present with the Lord, and Ashanti is with the Lord, watching over us and guiding missing people back to their families,\" said Meltony Billie, Ashanti\u2019s father.\n\nThe Ashanti Alert Law, championed by Sen. Warner in 2018, was named after Ashanti Billie \u2013 a 19-year-old whose body was discovered in North Carolina, 11 days after she was first reported missing in Norfolk, Va. At the time of Ashanti\u2019s abduction, she was too old for an AMBER Alert and too young for a Silver Alert.\n\nIn 2023, the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) reported 546,097 entries for missing individuals \u2013 34 percent of whom were over 18 when reported missing. This data underscores the urgency of addressing missing adult cases, given that missing person reports for adults do not always receive the same mandatory attention as those involving juveniles.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:55:29Z"]], "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.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=7C9B302B-1F95-4C74-A68F-F0469EF0C975"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.529782010242343, "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"}