I don't think people would mind so much the expenditure, in terms of percentage GDP if, in fact, that money went for preventative medicine, early detection.

I think we are all very much attached to that vision as the promise of the future.

Thank you for clarifying that, the bacteria specifically responsible for the urinary tract infections can be identified in 30 minutes.

Please provide the Subcommittee with detailed information on what the NHLBI is doing to achieve its goal of reducing the general public's consumption of sodium, including any efforts to find acceptable salt substitutes.

Well, this has been a very, very informative meeting and I appreciate it very much.

Well, we should be informed on that and quite frankly, I need to get what you just told me, Dr. Hodes, I need to get in a nice short form and with some of the data that you have, this could be very helpful.

They're really concerned about this. About all of those vaccinations in the early ages.

I am not sure if I agree with you that we should not be giving grants.

There is a proposed cut in funds for the Office of Disability Employment Policy by $9 million.

This is part of translating what you're doing into actual?

Universal flu vaccine. Is that being pursued right now? Is that----

I mean come on, look, I mean, calories in, calories out. More calories in, less calories out, it's stored, it's stored as fat.

Is how we reimburse.

I guess I'm curious about that, and how that is proceeding, and whether or not there's enough correspondence, or I think, overlap--what's the word I'm searching for, when you talk together?

What you mean, is the specific type of the bacteria can be identified.

Well, to make a long story, short, when I was at the hospital for special surgery, I'd mentioned this and they've all heard of this guy.

That is pretty startling; I've never heard this before.

That's good.