I would like to thank the Subcommittee and, in particular, Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Moran for playing leadership roles in restoring some of the vital Federal resources to HBCUs and the students we serve in the fiscal year 2014…

Leadership is not about convenience and being available when it works into someone's schedule.

I would expect the head of any Department, regardless of its budget size, to appear before the Senate Appropriations Committee.

I am, Mr. Chairman, disappointed that the Secretary of Health and Human Services is not here today.

it is April Fools' Day, but it sure feels more like ``Groundhog Day'' because we are once again here considering an extension of unemployment benefits for the millions of Americans who have been out of work for months, and some of them…

the parks were a symbol of the government but it was a symbol that people had taken for granted

I appreciate the changes that have been made in both of your agencies to protect the public and the environment.

my concern is that the administration's budget is not prioritizing employment and training programs that put Americans back to work.

I applaud the efforts in the Senate and the passage of the bipartisan bill on Monday.

I am astonished, absolutely blown away, that she is not here today.

if there are ways that we can work with the Department of Labor to create an environment in which a startup, a new business origination, it very well may be a veteran's choice.

You have heard from 43 Senators in an effort led by the Senator from Nebraska, Senator Johanns.

We need to work together on ways to get people back on the job and back in the workforce.

This, in my view, is the issue in this subcommittee that is very similar--a $1.1 billion gap, we believe, that somehow needs to be addressed, based upon the tremendous humanitarian need.

A continued commitment to NIH is essential to address our Nation's growing health concerns, spur medical innovation, sustain American competitiveness, and reduce healthcare costs.

Thank you for your answer. Dr. Varmus, NCI's budget request includes information on expanding access to clinical trials for patients treated in community settings and expanding access to trials by minority and underserved populations.

NIH represents hope for millions of patients suffering from conditions from Alzheimer's disease to cancer.

If we are underfunding in an area of research--if we start with low funding in a particular area of research, it is harder to have the developments that then allow you to come to us and say we have had a breakthrough, we need more.