We put the money in the ARRA... because we didn't want researchers being laid off.

the CTN is underfunded, and is approaching, 'a state of crisis.'

As I've often pointed out, zero-to-one is an infinite increase.

I can't tell you how proud I am, and honored, that he is, now, the Director of the NIH.

Do we have to do anything legislatively, Dr. Collins?

I am of the opinion that we need to do more at NIH.

I mean, from prevention we know what smoking leads to, and all the diseases it leads to, and the cost to society.

That could be phenomenal.

Why don't we consolidate that?

Senator Specter championed and got in there and was on us all the time to make sure that it was not dropped.

I'd like to know more about autologous stem cells. Get me some information.

I think there are many heroes, and 'sheroes,' out there in the advocacy organizations.

I am hopeful, though--and I say this for the record--that sometime during this year, when I find some space opened up a little bit, that I might ask Mr. Fatemi and Ms. Taylor to also see if we can pull this together again.

It's an online town meeting?

I don't see much of that there right now. I just don't.

the fact that the President's budget was able to come up with a $1 billion increase for NIH is something that--we should all, sort of, credit the administration with their vision for science.

I am pleased at the importance you have placed on communicating to the American public about the valuable work done at NIH.

I would not want to have a day go by where we were passing up on the opportunity of new ideas to do something about this.