{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://pittenger.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/pittenger-helps-pass-major-medical-innovation-legislation", "Pittenger helps pass major medical innovation legislation", "2016-12-01", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Robert Pittenger", "P000606", "pittenger.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\u00a0\n CONGRESSMAN PITTENGER CO-SPONSORS BILL TO SPEED MEDICAL INNOVATION, PASSES HOUSE ON BIPARTISAN VOTE \n\u00a0\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives passed comprehensive, bipartisan, fiscally-responsible legislation to increase funding for medical research and streamline the process of bringing new treatments to patients.\u00a0 The 21st Century Cures Act, co-sponsored by Congressman Robert Pittenger, also includes crucial mental health reforms and necessary funding to combat the opioid epidemic.\u201cThis legislation will save lives.\u00a0 This legislation will reduce suffering.\u00a0 Long term, this legislation will save money as we find treatments for costly diseases,\u201d said Congressman Pittenger (NC-09).\u00a0 \u201cToday marks the culmination of years of hard work to benefit the American people, and I will always remember the 21st Century Cures Act as some of the best legislation I ever co-sponsored.\u201dThe 21st Century Cures Act:  \n\t\u00a0\n Provides the NIH $4.8 billion to research and develop cures for diseases like Alzheimer\u2019s and cancer.\n\tStreamlines and improves the FDA\u2019s review of life-saving drugs to get these cures into the hands of patients in a safe and expedient manner.\n\tUntangles the federal mental health bureaucracy to help patients and families in need.\n\tSpending is fully offset, creating no new burdens for hardworking taxpayers.\n   \u201cThis bipartisan legislation will not create a new, federally-funded mandate like Social Security or Medicare,\u201d explained Congressman Pittenger.\u00a0 \u201cFunding is authorized for 10 years as discretionary spending and is fully offset.\u00a0 In fact, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the 21st Century Cures Act will reduce the deficit by $5.9 billion over\u00a0the next 10 years.\u201dThe 21st Century Cures Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives this evening by a bipartisan vote of 392-26.\n\u00a0\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://pittenger.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/pittenger-helps-pass-major-medical-innovation-legislation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9505278430879116, "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"}