{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stevens.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-haley-stevens-d-mi-introduces-legislation-address-major-disparities", "Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) Introduces Legislation to Address the Major Disparities in Research on Thyroid Disorders Which Affect 1 in 8 American Women", "2024-12-09", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "MI", "Haley M. Stevens", "S001215", "stevens.house.gov", "stevens", "https://stevens.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Wednesday, U.S. Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI) introduced the Thyroid Disease CARE Act and hosted a press conference on the House steps to raise awareness about the disparities in the research and treatment of thyroid disorders which disproportionately affect women.\n\n\u201c1 in 8 American women will develop thyroid issues in their lifetimes,\u201d said Rep. Haley Stevens (D- MI). \u201cThat\u2019s why I introduced the Thyroid Disease CARE Act this week - to infuse $30 million in research funding through the Department of Health and Human Services to explore why women are disproportionately impacted by thyroid disease. Health issues specific to or more prevalent in women have historically been overlooked and under researched and with women making up more than half the population, it\u2019s high time to right this wrong.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs a physician who treats thyroid disorders and sees their impact on patients' lives, I understand the need for greater insight into their causes and for advances in our tools to diagnose and treat them. More funding for thyroid research is long overdue.\u201d said Dr. Paul Ladenson. \u201cThat\u2019s why I was thrilled to join Congresswoman Haley Stevens this week at the U.S. Capitol in support of the Thyroid Disease CARE Act. It\u2019s time for more Federal resources to be directed to understanding and managing a set of diseases that affect so many Americans, especially women.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs a thyroid cancer survivor, I know very deeply the urgent need for research into thyroid disease,\u201d said Bryn Silverman, advocate and filmmaker. \u201cSo often our experiences as people living with thyroid disease are misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all; our quality of life is undervalued and our symptoms are overlooked. The Thyroid Disease CARE Act has the potential to change thousands of people\u2019s lives and expand the vocabulary we as patients have to make informed decisions about our healthcare.\u201d\n\nWatch the press conference in full here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "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://stevens.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-haley-stevens-d-mi-introduces-legislation-address-major-disparities"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8674330785870552, "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"}