{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20161208002710/http://chaffetz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=759", "Chaffetz supports health policy reforms", "2016-12-03", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Jason Chaffetz", "C001076", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Chaffetz supports health policy reforms \n   \n    \n      21st Century Cures legislation provides tangible benefits to Utah \n      \n  \n    \n      f \n      t \n      #\n      e\n      \n      \n    \n    \n      \n        Washington,\n        Dec 3, 2016\n      \n       \n    \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n      \n    \n  \n  \n    \n      \n      \n      Washington - Congressman Jason Chaffetz  voted in favor of important policy reforms that will have a direct impact on Utah.   The bipartisan Health Policy Omnibus reforms our outdated medical discovery, development and delivery system.  Passing by a 392-26 vote, the legislation provides resources to address growing problems including mental health, opioid abuse, and chronic disease.  Some of the legislations most significant solutions include:\n    \n        \n            \n            \n                Secures reimbursement funding for the University of Utahs $100 million outpatient facility in Farmington, Utah\n                Increases funding to Utah to fight opioid abuse \n                Increases FDA funding by $500 million to cut bureaucratic hurdles that have resulted in more expensive drugs for Utahns\n                Modernizes Americas mental health system and protects Veterans from unfair discrimination\n                Simplifies and streamlines the process for breakthrough medical device approval\n                Projected to reduce the deficit by $516 billion from 2016-2025\n                Funded through a $4 billion cut in Obamacare, unused funds from territories for ACA exchanges, and reductions in overpayments in Medicare/Medicaid\n            \n            \n        \n    \n    \n  \n  \n  \n    \n      f \n      t \n      #\n      e", 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/20161208002710/http://chaffetz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=759"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6452069394290447, "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"}