Richard Shelby actually said...

"A lot of us are concerned about the series of Antideficiency Act violations by your Department and the lack of a corrective action to address these unlawful funding practices."

"How will NIH maintain its scientific rigor and innovation when the budget request does not keep pace with the biomedical inflation rate?"

"It is critical to invest in biomedical research to ensure the United States continues to make progress towards medical discoveries that improve lives, make treatment more effective, and lower overall ..."

"Our Nation's leading researchers will never find a cure, I believe, for the debilitating diseases that affect us without a commitment to advancing medical research."