And I know you are aware our global R&D funding forecast was published in 2011, showed a decline in U.S. research commitment relative to our GDP.

Ultimately, we all agree that there can be no opportunity without security, and the investments we are requesting in ASPR, CDC, and NIH matter to the security of every family.

How many years away are we from this? Just, and I am not--this is not an----

If the allocation to this subcommittee does not increase substantially in the next go-around, that we will not be able--

Isn't it true that the American consumers have saved $1.5 billion in premium costs due to the Affordable Care Act?

It sounds to me like some of the commentary here this morning is about taking us back, taking us back to what was regarded as a failing health care system.

In our review of the records for these four grant awards, we found no evidence that the grants violated prohibitions on the use of Federal funds for lobbying, publicity, or propaganda.

I think we could say that the Affordable Care Act has been successful in constraining the growth of healthcare spending.

On December 7th, I presented at a meeting held by Rosa DeLauro, Congresswoman from the Greater New Haven area in Wallingford.

I remain very concerned about the impact of the final rules on diversified small food producers.

Some of the FDA estimates have said that the cost to comply with this proposed produce rule for farms with less than $250,000 of annual revenue will face over $22,000 in compliance costs.

I really want to make sure that you are looking at diversified operations, that you have those farmers in mind as you work to improve the proposed rule.

They want to know how the rules will impact them and how they will fit into the system.

We need to know on this committee what is required to ensure the public health of this country domestically, internationally, and how overwhelmed your agency may be if this committee doesn't do something about the resources that it…

If we are serious, let us provide the FDA with the budget authority that it needs commensurate with the job that it does.

I authored the menu labeling rule, and it became part of the ACA, and it was to include movie theaters, chains--

There is a danger, in my view, about the integrity of the standards that are imperative to consumers and confidence in our food safety.

I represent a lot of farmers, and I know I can say that I have never met a farmer who does not take very seriously their responsibility to produce good, safe food for consumers.

I certainly hope that we can enact these kinds of commonsense savings in this effort.

The ACA is the law of the land, and our constituents deserve to access quality insurance options on its exchanges.

The fact that different supply chains pose different levels of risk in our food supply must be part of the guiding principle that the FDA works with.

if you have 400 positions vacant, that says to me that there are a whole bunch of things that are not getting done.

I think that this is one of the clearest examples of why we need to have a single food safety agency.

I have serious concerns about the binding dispute resolution.

It is simply unacceptable for this program to slip through the cracks and for us to lose this type of data.