{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.speaker.gov/press-release/statement-curesnow", "Statement on Final Passage of #CuresNow", "2016-11-30", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Paul Ryan", "R000570", "www.speaker.gov", null, null, "legacy", "BREAKING \u2192 The House just passed the 21st Century #CuresAct! pic.twitter.com/LPWFOYmSXv\u2014 Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) November 30, 2016\n \nWASHINGTON\u2014House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after House passage of the\u00a021st Century Cures Act, a bipartisan bill to reform our approach to medical research and delivery:\n\u201cWe are about to change the very way we do medical research and development in this country. With this bill, we are laying the groundwork for medical breakthroughs that will help countless Americans suffering from what today are considered incurable diseases. We would not have gotten this far if it weren\u2019t for the tireless leadership of Fred Upton. I join the many grateful patients and their families in offering him my deepest thanks.\u201d\nNOTE:\u00a0These reforms are\u00a0a central plank in the\u00a0Better Way\u00a0agenda from House Republicans. Learn more at\u00a0better.gop.", 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://www.speaker.gov/press-release/statement-curesnow"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4655201230198145, "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"}