{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=816C3E05-0936-4D47-9FB0-15FD385056F6", "Senate to Vote on 21st Century Cures", "2016-12-05", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Mitch McConnell", "M000355", "www.mcconnell.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the Senate\u2019s upcoming vote on the 21st Century Cures Bill:\r\n\u201cLast week, the House overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan 21st Century Cures medical innovation bill. Now it\u2019s the Senate\u2019s turn to move this bill forward and send it to the president\u2019s desk for signature.\r\n\u201cThis legislation has earned wide support from both sides of the aisle and is one of the most important bills we\u2019ll pass this year \u2014 it\u2019s not hard to see why.\r\n\u201cIt will encourage investment in biomedical research to help deliver treatments and cures to patients.\r\n\u201cIt will cut through red tape and burdensome regulations while also protecting safety.\r\n\u201cAnd it will build upon progress to support regenerative medicine and other innovative therapies.\r\n\u201cCures also includes provisions to strengthen mental health programs and to provide much-needed resources to help combat the opioid epidemic.\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s legislation that can have an impact on each of our states, and on each of our constituents.\r\n\u201cLater today, Senators will take the next step in advancing 21st Century Cures. With continued cooperation, we can pass this bipartisan bill soon.\r\n\u201cThe Cures legislation is just one key area where the Senate has been working to complete its work before the holidays.\r\n\u201cNegotiations are ongoing on the continuing resolution, which we will consider later this week.\r\n\u201cThis week we will also pass the defense authorization conference report, and work continues to finalize other outstanding conference reports including for the water resources development bill and the energy policy modernization bill.\r\n\u201cAs those efforts continue, I want to thank all those who\u2019ve been working around the clock to reach a conclusion on these important issues.\r\n\u201cSo we\u2019ve got a busy week ahead. Let\u2019s keep working together to get it done.\u201d", 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.mcconnell.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=816C3E05-0936-4D47-9FB0-15FD385056F6"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7764819785952568, "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"}