{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/in-south-portland-king-speaks-on-importance-of-dementia-research", "In South Portland, King Speaks on Importance of Dementia Research", "2018-09-28", "2018", "2018-09", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "PORTLAND, ME\r\n Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine)\r\nprovided remarks at the Southern Maine Agency on Aging (SMAA)'s Charting the\r\nFuture: Innovation in Dementia Research, Treatment and Care symposium\r\nin South Portland. The symposium featured 200 policymakers and researchers who\r\nwork to find treatments for dementia.   Dementia\r\naffects 27,000 Maine people, robbing our family, friends, and neighbors of\r\ntheir memories and their independence. It is heartbreaking to watch, and\r\nrequires a strong response from all corners of our communities, said\r\nSenator King. That's why the work the Southern Maine Agency on Aging has\r\ndone is so important. By fighting this debilitating disease from all angles,\r\nand by working collaboratively, they've changed lives and given hope to\r\nthousands of Maine people and their families.  As the state with the oldest median age,\r\nseniors are a vital part of Maine's population. In September, Senator King visited The Center for Seniors in Kennebunk to meet with members and discuss a number\r\nof issues facing Maine seniors such as, Medicare, the high costs of\r\nprescription drugs, and the importance of finding solutions that help Maine\r\npeople age in place.In June, Senator King convened a roundtable discussion of strategies to\r\ncombat Alzheimer's Disease\r\nat the Bangor Public Library. During a visit toWoodlands Memory Care of Farmington in\r\nFebruary, Senator King announced his support for\r\ntheBuilding Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's\r\nAct, which would create a public health infrastructure for the treatment of\r\nAlzheimer's patients. In 2015, he introducedthe Ensuring Useful Research\r\nExpenditures is Key for Alzheimer's (EUREKA) Act, bipartisan legislation that would create\r\nprize-based incentives to encourage more public-private collaboration in the\r\nfight against Alzheimer's disease and other causes of dementia. A provision based on the EUREKA Act was\r\nsigned into law as part of the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016. Senator King cosponsored the Health Outcomes, Planning, and\r\nEducation (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act, a bill that would ensure patients and families have all the\r\nnecessary information to fight the disease. The legislation was implemented by\r\nCMS in 2016. Senator King is also a strong proponent of strengthening\r\ntelehealth, and is a cosponsor of the ECHO Act, which was enacted in 2016 and expands access to healthcare\r\nthrough telemedicine in rural and underserved areas.  Following\r\nSMAA's symposium, Senator King will travel to Portland to celebrate PHA's 75th\r\nanniversary at a celebration that will include staff members, community\r\npartners and approximately 300 residents of Sagamore Village as well as\r\nPortland city officials and Maine state legislators.", 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://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/in-south-portland-king-speaks-on-importance-of-dementia-research"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9562140330672264, "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"}