{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://schweikert.house.gov/2022/02/07/nih-provides-funding-for-valley-fever/", "Schweikert, McCarthy Applaud National Institutes of Health for Valley Fever Research Investment", "2022-02-07", "2022", "2022-02", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "David Schweikert", "S001183", "schweikert.house.gov", "schweikert", "https://schweikert.house.gov/category/congress_press_release/", "scraper", "Press Release\n\nSchweikert, McCarthy Applaud National Institutes of Health for Valley Fever Research Investment\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman David Schweikert (AZ-06) and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) applauded the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their $4.5 million investment to establish Valley Fever research centers across the United States.\n\n\u201cThe top priority for the Valley Fever Task Force is to secure research funding that will get us closer to beating Valley Fever for good,\u201d said Congressman Schweikert. \u201cAlong with my Co-Chair, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, we have worked tirelessly towards that goal. I know that we have a long way to go in the fight to end Valley Fever once and for all, and this funding for new research is a great leap forward.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor years we have been working to mitigate and stamp out Valley Fever,\u201d said Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. \u201cWith Valley Fever cases continuing to rise, this funding comes at a critical time, and I am glad to see that Dr. Royce Johnson and the Valley Fever Institute, will be involved in these research efforts. I am thankful to my Co-Chair, Representative Schweikert, for working with me on this issue throughout the years and the NIH for devoting resources to eradicate Valley Fever.\u201d\n\n\u201cSince Arizona is the source of nearly two-thirds of all U.S. Valley fever infections, we applaud the increasing attention that these awards bring to this very important public health and economic problem,\u201d said Dr. John Galgiani from the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson. \u201cIt complements the ongoing activities of the University of Arizona\u2019s Valley Fever Center for Excellence and the recently begun Valley Fever Collaborative between its three state universities, and we look forward to working closely with the new Coccidioidomycosis Collaborative Research Centers that the NIH has now created.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nIn 2020, Representative\u2019s Schweikert and McCarthy sent a letter to the NIH urging this funding proposal in order to better combat Valley Fever. The proposed research centers will focus on increasing collaboration in investigating diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines.\n\n###\n\nBack to News", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:57:46Z"]], "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://schweikert.house.gov/2022/02/07/nih-provides-funding-for-valley-fever/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.836213817819953, "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"}