{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sarbanes.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sarbanes-statement-on-21st-century-cures-act", "Sarbanes Statement on 21st Century Cures Act", "2016-12-13", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "John Sarbanes", "S001168", "sarbanes.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) issued the below statement after President Barack Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives \u2013 with Congressman Sarbanes\u2019 support \u2013 on November 30 by a vote of 392 to 26 and passed the U.S. Senate on December 7 by a vote of 94 to 5.\n\u201cThe 21st Century Cures Act is landmark legislation that will provide critical funding to the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration \u2013 two Maryland-based institutions that drive our nation\u2019s medical research and innovation. Funding contained in this bill will allow both agencies to modernize clinical trials, support the development of new drugs and devices, speed up drug and device approvals, invest in new science like precision medicine and help young scientists begin their careers in research.\n\u201cIn all, these improvements will help expand access to life-saving treatments, especially for patients with rare diseases.\n\u201cWith that said, the 21st Century Cures Act is not a perfect bill. Along with my colleagues on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, we have worked two years to craft the final version of this legislation. However, I am deeply concerned that the final product does not contain guaranteed funding. Moving forward, I will do everything possible to encourage the Republican-led Appropriations Committee to live up to the funding promises contained in this bill. Doing so will ensure that Congress does its part to improve the discovery, development, and delivery of new treatments and cures for all Americans.\u201d\n###", 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://sarbanes.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/sarbanes-statement-on-21st-century-cures-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0964108407497406, "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"}