{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://guthrie.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&itemid=1459", "Guthrie Named Vice Chair of Health Subcommittee", "2014-11-19", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Brett Guthrie", "G000558", "guthrie.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) was named Vice Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee\u2019s Health Subcommittee.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cI\u2019d like to thank Chairman Upton for appointing me to this new post and I look forward to hitting the ground running,\u201d said Congressman Guthrie.\u00a0 \u201cNext year, health care will be a central focus of the agenda and I\u2019m looking forward to continuing my work on the Energy and Commerce Committee in this new capacity.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u201cI\u2019m pleased that Congressman Guthrie will serve as the Health Subcommittee\u2019s Vice Chair,\u201d said Chairman Fred Upton (MI-06).\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve seen firsthand Brett\u2019s hard work on the committee and I am confident he will be a strong leader in the committee\u2019s aggressive agenda in the coming Congress.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u201cNext year is going to be especially busy for the Health Subcommittee and I\u2019m glad that we\u2019ll have Congressman Guthrie helping to lead the charge,\u201d said Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (PA-16). \u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ll be hard at work with 21st Century Cures and real health reform. \u00a0I rely on the Vice Chair to run the subcommittee, and I know Congressman Guthrie will bring great energy to the position.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u201cChairman Upton and Chairman Pitts are strong leaders on the committee and I am looking forward to working more closely with them as we continue to hold the Administration accountable, address the burdens Obamacare has placed on American families and businesses, and explore ways we can improve the regulation of treatments and cures to spur innovation and save lives,\u201d added Congressman Guthrie.\r\n\r\n\tThe Subcommittee on Health has jurisdiction over Medicare, Medicaid, and public health matters, including the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.\r\n\r\n\t------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n\tCongressman Guthrie has served on the Energy and Commerce Committee since 2010.\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t###", 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": ["http://guthrie.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24&itemid=1459"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7805919740349054, "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"}