Richard Shelby actually said...

"This proposal limits the amount of rewards one investigator can receive through the peer-review process and does not let science dictate funding decisions."

"I support the goal of the NCATS to invest in research that moves a potential therapy from development to market."

"A fundamental part of the NIH's success over the years has been that scientific need and opportunity have always dictated NIH funding priorities."

"We do not want the only result of this change to be scientists spending more time chasing grants than making discoveries."