That is almost three times bigger than last year's sequester cuts, and it is 25 times bigger than the entire annual budget of the National Cancer Institute.

Well, I think that is a powerful answer that you give--a reminder that even the dollars we talk about that we currently spend in the health care system on cancer do not come close to identifying all of the costs, all of the out-of-pocket…

Mr. Kennett said research saves lives. Ms. Harper said research dollars equal lives.

I am hoping to have many opportunities today to ask about, particularly about, our federal investments in research.

that if we do even a modest inflation adjustment, that we are down somewhere between 20 and 25 percent in terms of spending since 2000.

We can do more. We can do so much more, but we are all going to have to pull together on this.

A lack of access to capital was one of main obstacles to manufacturers' ability to remain profitable.

Every dollar spent in manufacturing generates about $1.48 in economic productivity in other sectors of the economy.

The progress we make in cancer research is a testament to our commitment.

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