I would like to follow up on Senator Hatch's questions because you did not answer a single one of them.

the importance of U.S. leadership, because we know we are not going to make progress internationally if the United States does not maintain a very strong position.

Absolutely. If you could keep me informed on the progress, not only at the National Institute but at the different offices for minority health, I would appreciate that.

I was pleased to see that the President's budget did increase NIH funding by about $1 billion. I would like to see a larger number.

Secretary Burwell, it is a pleasure to have you before our committee, and thank you very much for your leadership and service to our country in this very important role under challenging circumstances.

There are obstacles in the way under Medicare and Medicaid for this collaborative care model, and I just would welcome your thoughts on how we can work together to try to expand these opportunities.

Well, we would be interested as to what you can do under your authority, but if you need congressional help particularly, let us know what obstacles need to be addressed by Congress and how we can expedite the implementation of better…

If you could get back to me on that, I would appreciate it.

There is an opportunity there. We have their attention. And I must tell you, as things become more normal and trade starts, you lose that leverage.

I could be pretty specific as it relates to trafficking, and perhaps you will help me draft language to deal with compliance with the criteria that we use in the TIP Report that we could add to TPA.

I do not think we should let this go. I think we should work a little harder on that.

I just remind you that there are rumors going around here that we may be asked to vote on trade promotion authority within the next couple weeks.

The United States absolutely must take the lead on this.

I assume that the United States is going to have to lead here. If we do not do it, other countries will not take the initiative.

I would also like to have recommendations from you as to how we can improve the Trafficking in Persons Report.

the more transparency that you can show on those issues, the less chance we will see support for trafficking in labor.

In my work with the Helsinki Commission and the OSCE, trafficking has always been a very, very high priority.

How do you evaluate its success on that?