NIH funding overall is down 25 percent since 2003. That means for NIH we are investing about $12.5 billion less in medical research this year than if we had just kept up with inflation over the last decade.

This is really a terrific annual event.

Here we are, we see the costs imposed, and yet you have got, effectively, about 24 percent less money to work with than you had 10 years ago for the kind of research that you are doing.

Yes, although I take it it certainly does have financial ramifications to get your credit report fixed.

there is some public acknowledgment for the companies who treat their customers well and resolve their complaints quickly.

I introduced a Medical Innovation Act that could boost the NIH budget by 20 percent. It is not enough, but it is a start.

I am concerned the NIH may not even get that much. Before this bill passed the House, a section requiring the appropriators to continue to fund the NIH at current levels was taken out.

If we could prevent diabetes from occurring and reduce the severity of the disease, that would result in a tremendous cost savings.

I think this is a stall tactic, plain and simple.

So since it has opened its doors 4 years ago, the CFPB has had a consumer complaint hotline where consumers can call in...

the report that the CFPB recently released contains some damning findings about how forced arbitration clauses fundamentally tilt the process against consumers.

If we are serious about saving lives through research and saving money, then Congress has to step up and make a real commitment of real dollars.