I thank my colleague from Missouri. I will tell you that he set a standard. I hope that both parties will agree that this is the starting point. For every year's budget, the starting point is at least a 5-percent real growth increase in medical research. Thank you, Senator Blunt, for your leadership.
On the recordMay 11, 2017
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