Political Quotes

“Mr. President, in the last two centuries, Federal support for scientific research has helped to split the atom, defeat polio, explore space, create the internet, map the human genome, develop vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, and so much more. No nation has made such significant investments in science, and no nation's scientists have done more to improve the quality of life. But with the challenges we face today, from devastating diseases to climate change, there is more progress to be made. So America is at a turning point, and unless we commit to providing strong and sustained funding increases for our Nation's premier medical and scientific researchers, our position as the world leader will be at risk. That is exactly why, since 2014, I have continued to introduce legislation to keep our Nation on the cutting edge. It is entitled the American Cures Act. This bill will provide our top medical research Agencies with 5 percent real funding growth every year. That is steady, predictable growth, pegged above the rate of inflation. This money would support the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense Health Program, and the Veterans' Affairs Medical and Prosthetics Research Program. This investment would be game-changing for the Agencies. Consider the National Institutes of Health. It is our Nation's--if not the world's-- premier medical research Agency.…”