Tom Harkin actually said...

"I can promise you, if sequestration stays in effect next year, there's no chance that we will get close to the President's request for NIH."

"This sort of balanced approach is the only way NIH will have the resources it needs to realize the enormous scientific opportunities."

"Do you expect the same situation in future years of the initiative?"

"We are not going to savage other functions in education, health, labor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and others, which are already at minimal levels."