{"id":22943,"date":"2025-07-12T17:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T21:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=22943"},"modified":"2025-08-27T17:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:57:28","slug":"the-hatfield-peace-tree-celebrating-senator-mark-hatfields-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/the-hatfield-peace-tree-celebrating-senator-mark-hatfields-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hatfield Peace Tree \u2013 Celebrating Senator Mark Hatfield\u2019s Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Hatfield Peace Tree \u2013 Celebrating Senator Mark Hatfield\u2019s Legacy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6LsRxNxHJC0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Hatfield planted the Peace Tree on U.S. Capitol grounds to stand as a beacon for world peace, part of his staunch opposition to war. 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