Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"I have got a personal connection. I think so many of us do have a personal connection and we recognize just really the horrific progression of that."

"It is rough."

"If confirmed as NIH Director, I will work closely with you and with IC Directors to implement approaches that enable us to fund as many scientists as we can."

"I would appreciate a commitment to working with NINDS to develop and sponsor programs to measure ALS progression using alternative methods."