Richard Shelby actually said...

"I do not agree with the funding level proposed by the administration for the NIH. I believe that the NIH funding should be a priority and that its benefits extend well beyond its research discoveries."

"This is a very important time, as you said, in the history of drug development."

"I'm concerned that its success puts other institutions in Alabama at a competitive disadvantage to similar schools in the IDeA area."

"However, it is critical that the NIH not lose sight of its goal to fund the best science in the hope of reducing the burden of illness."