{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140804134125/http://meehan.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=679", "Meehan-Backed Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act Passes House", "2013-12-11", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Pat Meehan", "M001181", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Meehan-Backed Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act Passes House\n\n\tLegislation increases funding for pediatric research, cuts spending on political conventions\n\n\tWASHINGTON, DC \u2013The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 2019, the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, by a vote of 295-103. Co-sponsored by Rep. Patrick Meehan (PA-07), the Kids First Research Act increases funding for research on pediatric diseases or disorders such as autism by cutting federal spending on partisan presidential nominating conventions.\n\n\t\u201cThis legislation is a fine example of Congress making prudent choices about how it spends the taxpayers\u2019 dollars,\u201d said Rep. Meehan. \u201cWe\u2019re reducing unnecessary spending on partisan political events and directing it to spending priorities \u2013 in this case, research to fight pediatric conditions like autism.\u201d\n\n\t\u201cThis means more lifesaving research that will bring us closer to understanding these conditions, and it means better outcomes for children that live with them. I applaud Leader Cantor for his effort on behalf of American children and I urge the Senate to act to follow suit.\u201d\n\n\tMeehan has long been an advocate for families with children coping with pediatric conditions like autism, helping to lead one of the first Congressional hearings on autism in more than a decade. Earlier this year, he invited an autism early-intervention teacher from Delaware County as his guest for the President\u2019s State of the Union address to highlight the work done by the countless parents, educators and caregivers that support children with autism.", 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://web.archive.org/web/20140804134125/http://meehan.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=679"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.497914083302021, "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"}