{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-appointed-healthy-future-task-force-0", "Westerman Appointed to Healthy Future Task Force", "2021-06-30", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "House", "AR", "Bruce Westerman", "W000821", "westerman.house.gov", "westerman", "https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Yesterday, Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy announced the appointment of Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) to the Healthy Future Task Force. The Task Force will build on Republican health policy successes and craft a patient-focused agenda for the future.\n\n\"I am grateful to Leader McCarthy for forming the Healthy Future Task Force to spearhead the development of solutions to improve affordability, choice, and quality of health care through competition and innovation,\" said Congressman Westerman. \"A top-down, one-size-fits-all approach to health care, such as Medicare for All, would result in restricted access and lower-quality care for patients while severely burdening tax-payers. Instead, I look forward to helping the Task Force develop and implement market-based solutions to improve health care at lower costs for every American.\"\n\nBackground:\n\nLeader McCarthy appointed Reps. Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Devin Nunes (CA-22) to lead the Task Force along with the following House Republicans:\n\nTom Cole (OK-04)\n\nLarry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08)\n\nMorgan Griffith (VA-09)\n\nMike Kelly (PA-16)\n\nRichard Hudson (NC-08)\n\nBrad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02)\n\nRick Allen (GA-12)\n\nJim Banks (IN-03)\n\nKevin Hern (OK-01)\n\nJohn Joyce, M.D. (PA-13)\n\nGreg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03)\n\nBeth Van Duyne (TX-24)\n\nMariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (IA-02)\n\nVictoria Spartz (IN-05)\n\nRepublicans have a long record of patient-oriented accomplishments including:\n\nA Historic Ban on Surprise Medical Bills\n\n21st Century Cures\n\nThe Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit for Seniors\n\nMedicare Advantage\n\nExpanding Telehealth\n\nRecord Investments in the NIH\n\nFighting the Opioid Epidemic\n\nThe Children's Health Insurance Program\n\nProtections for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions\n\nThe Healthy Future Task Force will listen, learn, and lead in developing this next chapter of the health care agenda. The Task Force will craft legislative proposals setting the framework for Republican policy moving forward. This agenda will focus on:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:57:00Z"]], "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://westerman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/westerman-appointed-healthy-future-task-force-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.6705218479037285, "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"}