"I would be remiss if I did not thank you for a lifetime of devotion and dedication to biomedical research."
"Are you working with the National Institute on Aging? Is there any connectivity between the BRAIN Initiative and Alzheimer's research?"
"That is lifting the cap?"
"I am so proud of all that we have done--all of us here--often on a bipartisan basis, to transform the National Institutes of Health into truly the jewel and the crown of biomedical research not only i..."
"I have never come away from a conversation or listening to you, Dr. Collins, without being more enlightened and more hopeful about the future."
"Today, thanks in large part to the leadership of Dr. Anthony Fauci, HIV is a manageable chronic disease, and we know how to prevent it."
"What would that be, about how much a year, which you anticipate that would be in terms of discretionary budget?"
"I appreciate that. I will follow-up with you further on the continuation of your effort to help other countries set up their own CDCs."
"we really need to work on a bipartisan basis, hands across the aisle, hands across the dome."
"we have to come to grips with the funding, and I am open for any and all suggestions."
"That there won't be any more shifting of money from prevention and wellness programs into base programs that CMS already has."