{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sablan.house.gov/fy-21-strengthening-public-health", "FY 21: Strengthening public health", "2020-07-20", "2020", "2020-07", "Democrat", "House", "MP", "Gregorio Sablan", "S001177", "sablan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FY 21: Strengthening public health                                           \n              Jul 19, 2020      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n            \n    \n  \n    \n    \n    As the current COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, preparedness and response activities in the Pacific territories rely on the speed of diagnostic testing. The Marianas has done well in this area; rapidly developing the capability to test for COVID-19 and greatly reducing the reliance on the public health labs in Guam and Hawaii. But developing and maintaining lab capacity in the Pacific territories continues to be a challenge. The FY 2021 Labor, HHS-Education appropriations bill report includes my language encouraging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve lab capacity in the Pacific territories. The FY 2021 Labor, HHS-Education appropriations bill provides the CDC with a $25 million increase to support state and local health departments in strengthening public health systems.", 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://sablan.house.gov/fy-21-strengthening-public-health"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1878050863742828, "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"}