{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://hultgren.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/let-s-act-to-help-displaced-children-on-international-day-of-peace", "Lets Act to Help Displaced Children on International Day of Peace", "2016-09-21", "2016", "2016-09", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Randy Hultgren", "H001059", "hultgren.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2014 U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren (IL-14) on the International Day of Peace today called for global peace and praised Kids Around the World founder Denny Johnson and Melissa Fleming of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for their work on behalf of children and refugees displaced by conflict. Ms. Fleming will appear at Rockford University forum tonight focused on how to rebuild after the devastation of war.\n  \n\t\u00a0(Click picture to watch video)\nFollowing are Rep. Hultgren\u2019s prepared remarks:\nI rise on the International Day of Peace to applaud the efforts of Connect2Peace, the Peace Coalition of the Rock River Valley, to draw attention to the plight of children and refugees whose lives have been forever disrupted by war.\nTonight, Rockford University and Connect2Peace will host a conversation on \u201cHow to Help Refugees Rebuild Their World\u201d featuring Melissa Fleming of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.\nAs chief spokesperson, Ms. Fleming speaks around the world on behalf of the more than 65 million vulnerable and voiceless people\u2014half of which are children\u2014who are displaced from their homes by war, conflict and persecution.\nHelping refugees rebuild amid war and poverty is difficult and complicated.\nBut there is hope.\nGroups like Kids Around the World in Rockford have stepped in to feed children and help them enjoy their disrupted childhoods through donated playground sets.\nPeople like founder Denny Johnson and UNHCR\u2019s Melissa Fleming work tirelessly to bring hope into seemingly hopeless situations.\nAs an executive committee member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today I urge us to pray and act for peace in our world.\n###", 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": ["http://hultgren.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/let-s-act-to-help-displaced-children-on-international-day-of-peace"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.546765910461545, "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"}