{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=CC4149BB-414C-4A74-B2B5-FF7DA45F5DA1", "Senate Unanimously Passes Congressman Barr\u2019s CAROL Act", "2022-12-05", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "Senate", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", "mcconnell", "https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the CAROL Act:\n\n\u201cTwo years ago, Kentucky mourned the sudden, tragic loss of our friend Carol Leavell Barr.\n\n\u201cAt only 39 years old, Carol suffered a fatal heart attack, likely caused by an illness known as valvular heart disease. She left behind two young daughters and our cherished colleague Congressman Andy Barr. Carol Barr led an extraordinary life, devoted to serving others.\n\n\u201cLast year, Congressman Barr channeled his grief into action and wrote the Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy, or CAROL, Act.\n\n\u201cI introduced a companion bill in the Senate alongside the senior Senator for Arizona. And last week, the Senate passed the CAROL Act by unanimous consent, moving this legislation one step closer to becoming law.\n\n\u201cThe legislation embodies Carol Barr\u2019s humanitarian spirit. It will encourage new research into valvular heart disease and greater awareness of the illness.\n\n\u201cEight million Americans live with this disease, many without any apparent symptoms. Approximately 25,000 of our fellow citizens lose their lives every year, often suddenly.\n\n\u201cThe CAROL Act is dedicated to sparing other families the tragedy that hit the Barrs. It is a fitting tribute to Carol Barr\u2019s wonderful life and legacy, and it is important legislation in its own right.\n\n\u201cI want to thank all my colleagues for their support. I look forward to enacting the CAROL Act into law soon.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:41:06Z"]], "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.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=CC4149BB-414C-4A74-B2B5-FF7DA45F5DA1"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0506249964237213, "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"}