It's an honor to be here and want to thank all of you for your work.
Many any of the cities across America face what Chicago faces with gun violence, particularly from young people.
I would like to address an announcement this week in Chicago from Northwestern University.
The idea that the Republicans have suggested in the House of a 20-25 percent cut in NIH funding is scandalous.
A number of people said to me if you ever get NIH in front of you, ask them why they aren't putting more money into mental health research.
It just seems to me that when we talk about youth mental illness, this is the most obvious frontline challenge that we face.
The 2 percent figure sent to us by the Administration is a true disappointment.
Second point I'd like to raise is a number of people said to me if you ever get NIH in front of you, ask them why they aren't putting more m...
Ensuring a ready fighting force in the air is paramount.
I want to also follow up on another topic, too. I spoke briefly about, and I have continued to share with all the witnesses that's coming fo...
I can't say enough to our leadership, to our Ranking Member and above to our Chairman for having us here today.
It is a global driver of conflict, and in March of last year the Biden administration pledged to provide $1.2 billion in support of a U.S. g...