Mr. President, I am pleased to join the distinguished Senator from West Virginia, Mr. Rockefeller, in submitting a resolution to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Volunteers in Service to America, or VISTA, program. President Kennedy…

Mr. President, I agree with the Senator from Oklahoma that there is waste within government, that there is duplication or overlap of programs across some government agencies, and that the amount of spending approved for fiscal year 2010…

This is of special interest to my constituents because Mississippi has more cardiovascular disease than any other State.

I am pleased the Committee has four NIH Institute Directors with us today to discuss the budget.

If you eat right, you don't have to take medicine, you'll be healthy.

I am co-sponsoring legislation--the Children's Dental Health Improvement Act of 2007--with Senators Bingaman and Cardin.

I think the statistics that we have show that this has increased by 30 percent, just in the last 20 years.

It's become an international center for research and exchange of information, and we're very proud to host that in our State in Mississippi.

How important is it for us to concentrate on education in these areas of factual information?

We must be sure that we are protecting our children at the same time.

It's very interesting. Well, we thank you for the good work that you're doing.

We want to be sure that the budget request is as generous as it can be as well as the appropriations that follow.

I think it's very interesting, to hear the testimony this morning.

I want to thank you for the hearing. I think the witnesses have done an excellent job of putting information before us that we can use to have a better bill of appropriating money for these important activities.

Is there money in the budget to continue this program and could you tell us what we need to do in terms of funding for your Institute or some way to be sure that study is continued at an aggressive level?

The Combating Autism Act of 2006, which I cosponsored in the last Congress, was signed into law in December.

Cardiovascular disease affects nearly 80 million people in our country and continues to be the leading cause of death from disease.

Many Americans are searching for improved therapies and cures for these debilitating diseases.