Thank you very much. And I just personally want to thank you, Senator Reed, for your leadership in this area.
I'm wondering about that 6-month gap.
As a matter of fact, one other area that I've been a long-time supporter of is early childhood programs.
I think we have to keep that activated, some way.
Overall, I think the President's budget is a good start.
I first want to start by commending you for the outstanding work you're doing to help enact healthcare reform.
Reducing healthcare fraud and abuse has been a priority of mine for many years.
Congress appropriated $150.4 billion for national research and development.
Thank you Chairman Harkin and Senator Cochran for the opportunity to support funding for public broadcasting.
I urge you to provide stroke research with a significant funding increase.
I applaud President Obama for including level funding in his fiscal year 2011 budget for this program at $49.3 million.