{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://roskam.house.gov/2016-ALZ-Assoc-Award", "Roskam Named Legislator of the Year by Alzheimers Association", "2016-10-13", "2016", "2016-10", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Peter Roskam", "R000580", "roskam.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Northbrook, IL \u2014U.S. Representative Peter J. Roskam received the \u201cLegislator of the Year\u201d Award from the Alzheimer\u2019s Association\u2019s Greater Illinois Chapter this week, at a dinner ceremony outside Chicago.\nIntroducing Rep. Roskam, Alzheimer\u2019s Association Greater Illinois Chapter CEO and President Erna E. Colborn, delivered the following remarks:\nToday, we have the very special privilege of being joined by Congressman Peter Roskam. Congressman Roskam is one of the strongest advocates for dementia-capable policies in Washington D.C.\nHe was instrumental in passing the record-breaking research funding increase authorized by Congress last December and is a sponsor of both of our main federal priorities:\n The HOPE for Alzheimer\u2019s ACT, which would ensure that doctors diagnose and document dementia when they see it and expand Medicare coverage to include care planning services; and\u200b\n\tPCHETA, which would provide grants to American medical schools to expand palliative and hospice care training.\n He has understood how important this issue is since he was first elected, having helped pass the National Alzheimer\u2019s Plan Act in 2010, which established the goal of effectively treating Alzheimer\u2019s disease by 2025, and the Alzheimer\u2019s Accountability Act, which from this year forward, will allow the National Institutes of Health to submit a proposed budget for dementia research directly to Congress, without any politically motivated alterations.\nWhile we have many wonderful partners in both the House and Senate, when we were discussing who we should name as our legislator of the year,\u00a0this year it was an easy call!!!!\nLadies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming Congressman Peter Roskam!!!\nIn July, Rep. Roskam introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to support Alzheimer\u2019s patients and caregivers. Last summer, he ran a social media campaign encouraging families to share their #ALZSTORY.", 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": ["https://roskam.house.gov/2016-ALZ-Assoc-Award"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.192242071032524, "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"}