{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-and-congresswoman-maloney-applaud-inclusion-of-25-million-in-gun-violence-research-funding-in-omnibus-funding-package", "Senator Markey and Congresswoman Maloney Applaud Inclusion of $25 Million in Gun Violence Research Funding in Omnibus Funding PackageRead More", "2020-12-22", "2020", "2020-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Edward Markey", "M000133", "www.markey.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington\r\n(December 22, 2020) With funding for federal gun violence prevention\r\nresearch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) beginning for\r\nthe first time this past fall, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and\r\nCongresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) today applauded the inclusion of $25\r\nmillion in the 2021 Fiscal Year package to continue that research. Last year,\r\nthe lawmakers were also successful in securing\r\n$25 million in the year-end spending bill to fund research on firearms\r\nsafety and gun violence prevention, the first time Congress approved federal\r\nfunding for the study of gun violence since an appropriations rider called the Dickey\r\nAmendment was put on the books in 1996. Despite\r\nthe pandemic, gun violence is up in Massachusetts and around the country. We\r\ncannot accept that gun violence is pre-ordained, when we can know it can be\r\nprevented, said Senator Markey. This research funding is a critical\r\nstep to understanding the causes of this scourge and putting an end to gun\r\nviolence in our schools and neighborhoods. Research will help us create\r\nevidence-based solutions to this ongoing public health crisis.  Gun\r\nviolence is a public health crisis that continues to destroy lives all across\r\nthe country and has grown even worse during the coronavirus pandemic, said\r\nCongresswoman Carolyn Maloney. For years, I have worked to pass\r\nlegislation directing federal funding toward health research into gun violence.\r\nI am encouraged that the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations package once again\r\nincludes this much needed funding. This research can help save lives by\r\nproposing science-based solutions to end the gun violence epidemic.  In\r\nJanuary 2019, Senator Markey and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney co-authored\r\ntheGun\r\nViolence Prevention Research Act,legislation to fund research at\r\nthe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on firearms safety and gun\r\nviolence prevention. The legislation has been endorsed by a number of gun\r\nsafety groups and health organizations. For\r\ntoo long the CDC has been prevented from studying the root causes of gun\r\nviolence through legislation and lack of funding, said John Rosenthal,\r\nfounder of Stop Handgun Violence. This funding is an essential next step\r\nin ending an epidemic that takes 100 lives per day and wounds over 200 others.\r\nWhile state and local governments play an important role in ending gun\r\nviolence, without the support, research and resources of the federal government\r\nfocused on the problem, we are unlikely to solve it.  \"Young\r\npeople, survivors, and activists worked hard to secure this historic funding\r\nfor the CDC and NIH, said Eve Levenson, policy and government affairs\r\nmanager at March for Our Lives. \"But the fight is nowhere near over.\r\nWe look to the new Congress and a new administration to join us in support of\r\nevidence-based solutions for our future. We thank all of those who worked to\r\nsecure this funding, and hope we can continue to amplify the voices of young\r\npeople who have experienced senseless and preventable tragedy.\"  This\r\nappropriations package proves that last year's historic Congressional funding\r\nfor gun violence research wasn't a flash in the pan, but a sustained commitment\r\nfrom Congress to address gun violence in America, said Everytown for Gun\r\nSafety President John Feinblatt.We applaud Senator Markey for his\r\nleadership to ensure that this crucial research continues  especially during a\r\npandemic that has made the gun violence crisis worse.   \"Americans\r\nhave faced dueling public health crises this year, as a record number of\r\nAmericans have died of gun violence even amidst the on-going coronavirus\r\npandemic,\" said Brady President Kris Brown. \"The inclusion of\r\nthis funding for research into gun violence to find evidence-based solutions is\r\na vital step towards stopping this epidemic and saving lives. Brady applauds\r\nSenator Markey's continued leadership for this funding for needed\r\nresearch.\"  Communities\r\nhave faced overwhelming strain this year battling a novel viral pandemic and a\r\nfamiliar epidemic of gun violence, said Giffords Federal Affairs Manager\r\nKatherine Phillips. A vaccine breakthrough has brought hope for tackling\r\none of these challenges, but that will not stop gun violence. Solving this\r\ncrisis requires a commitment to science, data, and evidence, and this bill\r\nrecognizes that. The bill builds on the landmark decision last year to restart\r\nfederal research into gun violence so we can truly understand the problem we're\r\ntrying to solve. As we head into a new year led by a new president, I'm optimistic\r\nthat this dedication to saving lives will continue.", 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/senator-markey-and-congresswoman-maloney-applaud-inclusion-of-25-million-in-gun-violence-research-funding-in-omnibus-funding-package"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.7689558919519186, "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"}