I really tell you this, that if you listen to Dr. Collins, I asked him explicitly, 'What do you need to light up the scoreboard in medical research?' He said, 'I need consistent increases of 5 percent real growth every year.'
Durbin emphasizes the need for consistent funding increases in medical research.
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