03/01/2017
https://www.congress.gov...
"When investigators, with this success rate of 15 or 16 percent, spend most of their time just writing a grant only to have it rejected..."
"I'm a little concerned to see that this year, the numbers seem to be dropping back a bit, and that's actually quite troubling."
"Without continued investment in the NIH we jeopardize our current scientific progress, risk losing a generation of scientists, and stunt our Nation's global competitiveness."
"Without adequate and sustained Federal support for medical research, trainees will be driven from the medical field or into the arms of our global competitors."