So, as a general matter, reductions in NIH funding would have the effect of reducing innovation as a general matter?

Drug pricing is a serious concern for everybody here and drug pricing of biologics is one of the matters that we are very concerned about.

I am just troubled by the witnesses' unwillingness to offer professional opinions.

I think this is something we need to be very attentive to.

I think it is really important, as Ambassador Vershbow said before, to sustain the sanctions which restrict a lot of those activities until we see full implementation of the Minsk Agreement.

If the U.S. will not act to defend itself from an election cyber attack, we know you will not act to defend us.

Are any of you aware in the world right now of a nation-state that is doing more to destabilize and interfere with other nations' internal political affairs than Russia?

It is alarming when we have American voices sort of cheering on Brexit, cheering on sort of some elements that would encourage the dismemberment of the EU rather than its strengthening.

Given Russian physical presence in Georgia and the Ukraine, are you aware of any other nation in the world right now that has been more willing to incur into the physical sovereignty of another nation?

I oppose efforts by the Trump administration to take unprecedented actions to alter these Agreements or to undermine the important public health work of the agency.

I know our Members on both sides of the aisle have ideas about ways to reduce the burden of drug costs and I am committed to working with all colleagues on both sides of the aisle on this issue.

I hope the Republicans do the right thing, step back from the precipice, and work with us to strengthen our healthcare system, not destroy it.

Another key concern for me--and one that I know is a huge burden for families in my State and nationwide--is the astronomically high price of prescription drugs.

This investigation is the most important thing that I've ever taken on in my public career. We know already that the Russians massively tried to intervene in our election.

I absolutely do. I mean, it is -- I think this president needs to understand that words or tweets for that matter. They matter when you're President of the United States. You can't go about and make reckless claims that perhaps you could…

I would hope so. We've had now the intelligence committee in the House, Democrat and Republican, intelligence committee in the Senate, Democrat and Republican. We've had the FBI director all say the president's tweet was untrue. I wish…

This is not the way you operate. I mean, I heard some of the comments today, in effect dismissing the role that Paul Manafort played in the campaign.

Mr. President, first of all, I thank my friend the Senator from Texas for giving me the courtesy of letting me get in my comments about the nomination of former Senator Dan Coats to serve as the fifth Director of National Intelligence, a…