Political Quotes

“what I am doing with this motion is making a statement of policy that I think most American families would support. It is this: In this troubled time, when we are having difficulties with our budget, the one area we absolutely must protect is medical research at the National Institutes of Health. Over the last 10 years or more, we have made a concerted effort in America to invest more money in medical research, to ultimately double the amount of money going into medical research. It is a heroic effort, and it is the right thing to do under Presidents of both political parties because we understand how vulnerable each and every one of us and every member of our family could be with one diagnosis from a doctor. I salute the chairman of the committee, Senator Specter, and Ranking Member Harkin of Iowa. I can't find any stronger advocates for medical research than these two Senators. The bill that we are considering that came to us from conference is a bill which turns its back on all the progress we have made by putting money into medical research. Unfortunately, this bill would result in our funding the National Institutes of Health at a level inconsistent with the pattern of growth that we have seen over the last several years. Let me be as specific as I can. I have heard from people across Illinois about how important medical research is to them and their families. My family knows that, and the families of everyone watching know it, too.…”