{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://carson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-carson-statement-nih-cuts", "Congressman Carson Statement on NIH Cuts", "2025-02-11", "2025", "2025-02", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Andr\u00e9 Carson", "C001072", "carson.house.gov", "carson", "https://carson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC\u2014Today, Congressman Andr\u00e9 Carson (D-IN-07) made the following statement on funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).\n\n\u201cFor years, I\u2019ve worked to increase funding to NIH because it is one of the best returns on investment we can make. Slashing NIH funding is dangerous and short-sighted, no matter which way you look at it.\n\n\u201cIf you\u2019re concerned about jobs, slashing NIH funding will result in layoffs to thousands of Indiana workers and hurt medical research projects at our premier institutions, including fighting cancer and heart disease. If you\u2019re concerned about our economy, slashing NIH funding will hurt it \u2013 it\u2019s estimated that every $1 million in NIH funding awarded to Indiana generates $2.76 million in economic activity. If you\u2019re concerned about America\u2019s global standing, slashing NIH funding lets foreign adversaries like China get ahead on scientific research. And if you\u2019re a parent desperately looking for a medical breakthrough that will save your child\u2019s life, slashing NIH funding takes away that last shred of hope.\n\n\u201cThis isn\u2019t about good governance. Republicans and Democrats in Congress authorize this funding every single year by recognizing these federal investments save lives, improve Americans\u2019 health, and advance our economy. Yet now, instead of speaking up to protect investments that help all Americans, Republicans are bowing to Elon Musk and silently allowing him to line billionaires\u2019 pockets instead of helping sick kids. It\u2019s unconscionable.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T23:42:11Z"]], "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://carson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-carson-statement-nih-cuts"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9134600404649973, "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"}