We are very lucky to have you.

Mr. President, I wish to honor the life and legacy of my friend and colleague, Senator John McCain. Over these past months, his presence has been dearly missed, and I must admit it is still hard to imagine that John isn't coming back. I…

I cannot imagine a more dispiriting experience than to be denied a claim, to be dishonorably discharged...

There are men and women taking their own lives every single day because they have not been cared for by our country.

The United States is currently facing a serious STEM challenge.

I led two letters last year to the President urging action on this vacancy because of the critical importance of this position.

It's critical to our democracy.

There is a critical need to better understand and address any potential adverse health effects the contaminants may have on our communities.

I was very proud to work with the rest of the New Hampshire delegation to secure a truly significant increase in funds for the Granite State to use for prevention, treatment, and recovery through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…

We introduced together the AIRWAVES Act, which sets goals and timelines.

I also appreciate very much the work the N.I.H. is doing on the HEAL Initiative to advance this science.

Entire communities and local economies in our country depend on this program, which makes air travel possible where it otherwise would not be.

Part of the problem is that women and people of color are not joining these fields at equitable rates.

Thank you to our nominees for being here today, for your willingness to serve your country.

I also wanted to follow up with you on something we just touched on in our conversation.

I think it is really important that we stay focused on making sure that the hardest hit states, the states with the highest mortality rates, get the concentration of funds they need.

I hope the Senate will act soon on this.

Since that time, I have been really pleased to work with Chairman Alexander, with Ranking Member Murray, and Senator Young to introduce the Advancing Cutting Edge, ACE, Research Act to give the N.I.H. the flexibility it needs to quickly…