{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-testifies-his-ihs-priorities", "Johnson Testifies on his IHS Priorities", "2024-07-24", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Dusty Johnson", "J000301", "dustyjohnson.house.gov", "dustyjohnson", "https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to discuss key provisions of U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson\u2019s (R-S.D.) bill to improve quality and delivery of patient care within the Indian Health Service (IHS).\n\n\u201cIn South Dakota, the average age of death is 78 years old, for Native American enrolled members, it\u2019s 58 years. That\u2019s a remarkable 20-year gap,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cOne of the reasons for that is the poor quality of health care in Indian country. That\u2019s something we have trust and treaty obligations to address.\u201d\n\nImage\n\nView Johnson\u2019s remarks here or by clicking the image above.\n\nThe Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2024 seeks to improve the delivery of care for Native Americans relying on IHS by promoting the recruitment and retention of staff, best practices on information-sharing, cultural awareness, and accountability.\n\nSpecifically, the hearing discussed these sections of the bill:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"]], "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://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-testifies-his-ihs-priorities"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0262979194521904, "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"}