Tom Harkin

Working on a broad basis? Now, this is not personalized, it doesn't depend on a certain gene, or----

I've always been in favor of all stem cell research, whatever pathway it leads us down, within the ethical guidelines.

I think it's important to inform patients, from the beginning, help them understand what you're going through.

The regulatory science that Peggy Hamburg has been talking about is exactly what's needed.

This whole CAN that we put into the healthcare reform bill was a singular effort by Senator Specter.

Senator Harkin has been a real leader here on what he has done on wellness, the new concept, the Harkin Wellness Doctrine.

But, I remember when President Nixon declared a war on cancer. They've been fighting that thing ever since.

We put the money in the ARRA... because we didn't want researchers being laid off.

I assume they are some of these differences accounted for by focusing on those thematic areas that you just mentioned, those five theme areas?

Do we have to do anything legislatively, Dr. Collins?

The CTN is underfunded, and is approaching, 'a state of crisis.'

I am of the opinion that we need to do more at NIH.

As I've often pointed out, zero-to-one is an infinite increase.

I mean, from prevention we know what smoking leads to, and all the diseases it leads to, and the cost to society.

I can't tell you how proud I am, and honored, that he is, now, the Director of the NIH.

That could be phenomenal.

Why don't we consolidate that?

So, this could be remarkable.

I commend the outstanding work that you are doing on behalf of the American people and on this critical piece of domestic policy, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

ESEA reauthorization offers an important opportunity to improve outcomes for millions of students.

Without question, among the most serious challenges is the high dropout rate in the United States.

Each year, 1.2 million students drop out of school; that's about 7,000 per day.

Research shows that the middle grades are a critical time to influence whether students graduate from high school.

I am pleased that this bill provides significant support to continue outreach and default aversion activities through the College Access Challenge Grant Program funded at $750 million, more than double the amount we have provided for these…

Let no one doubt that a strong reauthorization of this legislation is a top priority for this committee.