"Maybe this grant leads to a new compound that a pharmaceutical company wants to develop into a new drug and that means more money in our economy."
"It seems to me that if you put most of the money in the RO1 grants and you do it for 2 years rather than 4 years, what happens after 2 years?"
"I personally, as a member of this subcommittee, support additional funding for NIH research, but in particular, today just for a few minutes, I would like to emphasize the importance of accelerating r..."
"We can change our minds. It's occurred to me that, yes, we initially put that out there to be 2 years, but maybe we might want to think about making an exception for NIH."
"I think we have to be more positive in our approach on this, and on looking at these potential conflicts of interest."
"I was pleased to see that the President's budget builds strongly on investments made USDA energy programs in the 2008 farm bill."
"I am very disappointed with the amount allocated in the President's budget for conservation programs."
"I'll have to correct some of the ways I've been saying things then because I've been led to believe maybe some of the immunities we have comes because we've gotten the seasonal flu shots over the last..."
"Thank you very much, Madam Secretary. Again, I really appreciate the focus you've made getting back in the game on OSHA and worker protections."
"The 14-C Program... allows employers to pay subminimum wages to individuals with disabilities."
"But, obviously, if they can't produce much, then you pay them a little bit less--I understand that."