Should we then look at suspending aid?

Can you cite a time in the past when the U.N. has demanded action, if the troop-contributing countries have failed to act?

I have homeowners and community leaders very worked up about this pipeline.

we do have, in the rural communities, particularly bioenergy is a very big piece for us.

It is about our security and the impact of what's happening in Europe affecting us in the United States

We've got to begin to realign our priorities so that we're focusing more on prevention than we are on reacting to the situation.

it also speaks to the importance of empowering women around the world and focusing on human rights for women and children

We've been less successful when it comes to governance, what many people call nation building

But we need to spend a lot more time and effort with our diplomacy to convince governments, allies, that it is not just as a favor to us but it is in their interests to put in place good governance.

I think this will be, I believe, a wakeup call, at least for some.

In New Hampshire, we are experiencing the highest percentage of overdose deaths of any State in the country. It is not just an epidemic, I believe, but a pandemic.

I think we have been very slow at the national level to respond in the way that this epidemic deserves.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I very much appreciated getting a copy of this NIH-wide Strategic Plan.

Thank you for your leadership.

I'm always concerned about the silos that I think too often we work in, in government and the need to coordinate and cooperate across agency portfolios.

I was very pleased Congress provided a significant increase in funding for NIH in last year's budget.

Because Europe is ahead of us on this, which is disappointing to see. Good for people in Europe, but we want to catch up with that.

I was also very pleased that the NIH Institutional Development Award program received a significant increase.