{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://harris.house.gov/press-release/pitts-harris-press-nih-answers-regarding-2-million-awarded-dr-jonathan-gruber", "Pitts, Harris Press NIH For Answers Regarding $2 Million Awarded to Dr. Jonathan Gruber", "2014-11-19", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Pitts, Harris Press NIH For Answers Regarding $2 Million Awarded to Dr. Jonathan Gruber\nLetter: \u201cRecent developments related to Dr. Gruber raise questions about his objectivity, judgment, and thus the utility of his research.\u201d\n\u00a0\nWashington\u2013 Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, and Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD), Appropriations Committee, today sent a letter to Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, regarding NIH grant money provided to Dr. Jonathan Gruber. Pitts and Harris write, \u201cRecent developments related to Dr. Gruber raise questions about his objectivity and judgment, and thus the utility of his research.\u201d\u00a0\n\u00a0\nThe letter explains that Dr. Gruber \u201cis on pace to receive a total of over $2 million.\u201d Pitts and Harris are seeking more information about the NIH grant approval process, if NIH has considered rescinding Dr. Gruber\u2019s grant funding in light of recent reports about his judgment, and if this grant was given priority over other research areas such as Alzheimer\u2019s, other forms of dementia, or cancer.\n\u00a0\nRead the complete letter online HERE.\n\u00a0\nCongressman Harris is the only member of Congress who has performed research funded by the National Institutes of Health. \u00a0He is the only physician serving on the Appropriations Committee and serves on the subcommittee that oversees NIH funding.\n###", 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://harris.house.gov/press-release/pitts-harris-press-nih-answers-regarding-2-million-awarded-dr-jonathan-gruber"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7676619570702314, "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"}