{"id":22642,"date":"2025-07-16T15:43:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=22642"},"modified":"2025-07-16T15:44:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:44:22","slug":"merkley-honors-senator-mark-hatfield-peace-tree-in-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-honors-senator-mark-hatfield-peace-tree-in-new-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley Honors Senator Mark Hatfield, Peace Tree in New Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 In celebration of what would have been the 103<sup>rd<\/sup> birthday of the late Oregon U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield, Oregon\u2019s current U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released a new video reflecting on Hatfield\u2019s legacy and The Peace Tree he planted on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6LsRxNxHJC0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Watch Merkley\u2019s reflections on Senator Hatfield\u2019s life and legacy HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cSenator Hatfield was a steadfast proponent of peace in the world, and the Peace Tree he planted on U.S. Capitol grounds stands as a beacon of that ideal, and of his commitment to bipartisanship,\u201d<strong> dijo el senador Merkley. <\/strong>\u201cHe inspired many to public service, including me. Interning for Senator Hatfield gave me the perspective that legislation matters\u2014that a good policy can help millions of people, and a bad policy can hurt millions of people. I remain inspired by his fight for peace in the world and his efforts to do bipartisan work to solve important challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Hatfield planted the Peace Tree on Arbor Day in 1985, in partnership with the late Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), who Hatfield worked together with on the Nuclear Freeze campaign. The Hatfield Peace Tree is a Dawn Redwood, the Oregon state fossil, thought to be extinct until one was found growing in China in the 1940s. The tree is located in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoc.gov\/explore-capitol-campus\/features\/peace-tree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capitol Square Northeast, on the U.S. Capitol Grounds<\/a>. According to Hatfield Peace Tree lore, once it is the tallest tree on Capitol grounds, peace will prevail on earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the full video of Senator Merkley\u2019s reflection on the Hatfield Peace Tree by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6LsRxNxHJC0&amp;t=28s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 In celebration of what would have been the 103rd birthday of the late Oregon U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield, Oregon\u2019s current U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released a new video reflecting on Hatfield\u2019s legacy and The Peace Tree he planted on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. 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