{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/newsreleases?ContentRecord_id=a8d2a1d1-883e-4cfa-96ef-19d6149d84af", "MURRAY JOINS BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATE WOMEN CALLING ON FEDERAL HEALTH LEADERS TO PRIORITIZE COMBATING WOMENS HEART DISEASE", "2014-11-18", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "WA", "Patty Murray", "M001111", "www.murray.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Senator Patty Murray joined a bipartisan group of Senate women including Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) in announcing that they have called on federal health leaders to prioritize combating heart disease, which is the number one killer of women in America.\r\n\u201cHeart disease kills more women than all cancers combined and, since 1984, more women than men have died from heart disease. Yet, for the last 50 years, women\u2019s heart treatment has largely been based on medical research on men \u2013 often to negative results,\u201d the Senators wrote. \u201cEvery minute, a woman dies from heart disease. We cannot let another year pass with 400,000 more women dying because these disparities are not addressed. While not enough is being done to recognize the differences and appropriately treat heart disease in women, we believe that your leadership could have a huge impact on combating women\u2019s cardiovascular disease.\u201d\r\nIn a letter (available here) to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sylvia Burwell, the Senators call on the agency to examine existing HHS programs in an effort to determine if more resources can be directed toward women\u2019s cardiovascular disease. Joined by Senator Ayotte in letters (available here and here) to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Thomas Frieden and Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Dr. Francis Collins, the Senators called on these agencies to ensure women\u2019s heart health is a greater focus in health education, science, and research.\r\n\u201cAt a time when 1 in 3 women in the U.S. dies from heart disease, it is critical that we prioritize funding for screening, treatment, and research that will raise awareness and save lives,\u201d said Senator Patty Murray.\u00a0 \u201cThe warning signs for cardiovascular diseases are often different for women than for men, and we must ensure women across the country have the information they need on prevention and treatment.\u201d\r\nThe Senate women\u2019s outreach coincides with the launch of Fight the Ladykiller, a campaign to raise awareness, encourage action and drive new research to fight women\u2019s heart disease. The campaign is an effort of the newly formed Women\u2019s Heart Alliance, founded by Barbra Streisand and Ronald O. Perelman and two of America\u2019s leading medical institutions \u2013 the Barbara Streisand Women\u2019s Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.", 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.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/newsreleases?ContentRecord_id=a8d2a1d1-883e-4cfa-96ef-19d6149d84af"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7017468344420195, "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"}