Richard Shelby actually said...

"I believe we must work toward the goal of increasing the overall Federal investment in basic research and development, and I applaud Senator Harkin in his work in this regard."

"What we can do with the ARRA money is now begin to accelerate our translational research program."

"We must continue to work towards the goal of increasing the overall Federal investment in basic research and development."

"I support additional funding for NIH research, but in particular, I would like to emphasize today the importance of accelerating research in the area of Cystic Fibrosis (CF)."