No, I will not yield at this time. People come up to me all the time, higher deductibles, higher premiums, more Federal control. This is not...
I guess I wanted to ask a few questions first with regard to partnerships with research universities as it relates to research on infectious...
I am really worried about these budget cuts and the fact that it doesn't really now appear that that is a priority.
last August, I along with 80 of my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives sent you a letter expressing our support for NIH funding ...
So that is one of the missions of the Institute, yet the funding does not seem to follow the huge job that we have asked you to do.
Thank you very much. Dr. Collins, let me ask you a couple of things about sickle cell research.
we will be getting a letter, yes. And again, it should have come much sooner than this.
Thank you. And still no cure.
I hope it is a very large amount of debt held at the holding company level.
I think the former Chairman may have had something to do with that. But very impressive person, and I think he is a very good complement to ...
The cessation of smoking, of course, is the number one preventive behavior change.
the fact that minority health disparities continue to be a big issue, you know, to me warrants a larger increase in its budget.
I just wanted to mention a couple of things. I have a mother who is 89 with COPD.
this subcommittee really is the subcommittee that can address issues as it relates to poverty and income inequality.
Despite overwhelming public support, we have really been unable to act on something as noncontroversial as background checks.
I can't sit here and let you say that you didn't get, we didn't get bipartisan support when, in fact, the President and our leadership reach...
I want to thank you, Chairman Kingston and Ranking Member, for this very important hearing today.
Also I have heard from hospitals in California that there is really a need for more sustained funding for coordination with hospital prepare...
