{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-collins-van-hollen-capito-introduce-legislation-to-extend-availability-of-new-alzheimers-semipostal-stamp", "Markey, Collins, Van Hollen, Capito Introduce Legislation to Extend Availability of New Alzheimer’s Semipostal Stamp", "2017-12-07", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Edward Markey", "M000133", "www.markey.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Markey, Collins, Van Hollen, Capito Introduce Legislation to Extend Availability of New Alzheimer\u2019s Semipostal Stamp \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, December 7, 2017\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\nUnited States Postal Service recently unveiled new 60 cent Alzheimer\u2019s research postal stamp with revenue from sales going to National Institutes of Health\r\n\u00a0\r\nWashington (December 7, 2017) \u2013 Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced legislation with Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to authorize the recently-released United States Postal Service Alzheimer\u2019s research stamp for an additional six years, providing more time to raise additional Alzheimer\u2019s research funds for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Senators made the announcement alongside U.S. Representatives Elijah Cummings (MD-07) and Maxine Waters (CA-43), who introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives earlier this year, at a press conference with Alzheimer\u2019s researchers and advocates. The group spoke about the importance of research funding to help end Alzheimer\u2019s, a progressive, neurological disease that affects more than five million Americans.\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u201cWhile we\u2019ve made significant progress in our fight against Alzheimer\u2019s, we need continued research investments through the National Institutes of Health to help us end this disease,\u201d said Senator Markey. \u201cThis stamp will help us achieve that, but we need more than two years that the Postal Service has dedicated to build upon the momentum that this stamp will create. The issuance of this stamp gives me a renewed hope that, as the stamp art depicts, we will continue to bring Alzheimer\u2019s out of the darkness and into the light. And together, we will find a cure.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u201cAlzheimer\u2019s is an irreversible disease that slowly robs people of their memories, their identities, and their ability to care for themselves,\u201d said Rep. Cummings. \u201cThat\u2019s why this stamp is so important\u2014it will enable Americans everywhere who are touched by Alzheimer\u2019s to make a contribution to help us win the fight against it. The Breast Cancer stamp issued nearly 20 years ago has raised more than $86 million to fight that disease, and I am confident that the Alzheimer\u2019s stamp can be just as effective in supporting Alzheimer\u2019s research.\u201d\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u201cIn addition to the human suffering it causes, Alzheimer\u2019s is our nation\u2019s costliest disease.\u00a0 As the founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer\u2019s, I strongly advocated for the $1.8 billion for Alzheimer\u2019s research that was included in the proposed funding bill for the upcoming fiscal year,\u201d said Senator Collins. \u201cBy allowing Americans to continue to purchase Alzheimer\u2019s research stamps, our legislation will promote additional funding for the NIH to help combat this devastating disease.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u201cThe new stamp recently released by the U.S. Postal Service will be another source of funding for critically important Alzheimer\u2019s research. By making that stamp available for an even longer period of time, we can further strengthen our efforts to fight Alzheimer\u2019s,\u201d said Senator Capito. \u201cWe have a long way to go in a fight that means so much to so many, and this bipartisan legislation is another step forward in finding a cure to this devastating disease.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u201cAlzheimer\u2019s causes immeasurable heartache to families across Maryland and our country, and over the years I\u2019ve fought to increase funding for critical research,\u201d said Senator Van Hollen. \u201cI\u2019m proud to join Senator Markey and Maryland advocate Kathy Siggins today in announcing legislation to direct the Postal Service to continue the stamp beyond the current planned two years. Whether it\u2019s sending holiday packages or mailing a letter to a friend, every dollar we put towards Alzheimer\u2019s research can help make a difference.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u201cI am so proud that the Postal Service has heeded our call and established an Alzheimer\u2019s stamp.\u00a0 I am also proud that my Senate colleagues are introducing a Senate companion to my bill, in order to make this stamp available for six years instead of two,\u201d said Congresswoman Waters.\r\n\u00a0\r\nA copy of the legislation can he found HERE.\r\n\u00a0\r\nToday at the press conference, Dr. John Lazo and Dr. Beth Sharlow, Alzheimer\u2019s researchers at the University of Virginia, highlighted the importance of building upon recent developments in Alzheimer\u2019s research. Advocates Kathy Siggins of Maryland, Caitlin Moran of Washington, D.C., and Tom Misciagna of Virginia shared their personal experience with Alzheimer\u2019s disease and why the new Alzheimer\u2019s stamp is important to raise awareness about the disease and help enhance research funding.\r\n\u00a0\r\nSenator Markey first introduced legislation to authorize the Alzheimer\u2019s research stamp in 2005 and has worked with Senate and House members every year to reintroduce this legislation.\r\n\u00a0\r\n###", 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.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-collins-van-hollen-capito-introduce-legislation-to-extend-availability-of-new-alzheimers-semipostal-stamp"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 4.445088095963001, "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"}