Tom Harkin actually said...

Since fiscal year 2003, the end of the 5-year doubling effort, NIH funding has dropped in real terms by 22 percent.

Harkin highlights the significant decline in NIH funding over the years.

05/14/2013

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If this does mutate into a form that is transmissible, it could be devastating.

If you don't have the figure now, maybe you could just transmit it to us later on, just how much is this going to cost.

Because of all of you, America is the world leader in biomedical research.

The threat of sequestration looms large.