{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-joins-effort-to-press-other-nations-to-contribute-to-ebola-fight", "Markey Joins Effort to Press Other Nations to Contribute to Ebola Fight", "2014-11-24", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Edward Markey", "M000133", "www.markey.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Markey Joins Effort to Press Other Nations to Contribute to Ebola Fight \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMonday, November 24, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSenators Ask UN Secretary General to Press Member Nations to Do Their Part in Fight Against\u00a0Virus Outbreak\r\n\u00a0\r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. [11/24/14]\u2014Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined a group of Senators in asking United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to press UN member nations to step up and do their part in the fight against the Ebola virus.\r\n\u00a0\r\nIn the letter,\u00a0which you can read here or below, Senator Markey said the United States has led the international effort to combat Ebola and asked the United Nations members to step up\u00a0their\u00a0funding efforts in order to contain the virus.\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u201cIf the international community continues to drag its feet, the cost of Ebola containment could increase by ten-fold, according to recent estimates\u2014to say nothing of the threat to individuals around the world,\u201d wrote the Senators. \u201cWhile we commend you for your organization's recent innovative efforts to increase the private sector\u2019s role in the Ebola response, it will take every resource available to meet the challenges of this crisis. As the U.N. Secretary-General, we urge you to utilize your leadership position and the power of your bully pulpit to ensure a more robust and urgent commitment from U.N. member states in this fight.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\nSen. Franken led the letter which was also signed by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.). You can read the full text of today\u2019s letter here or below.", 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-joins-effort-to-press-other-nations-to-contribute-to-ebola-fight"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4310369733721018, "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"}