We have all been touched by cancer, and so for you to come forward and give us hope is very important.

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

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

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…

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

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

I worry about our community banks because we all know the number of community banks out there is shrinking.

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

The first thing to the safety of community banks and support is reinstate Glass-Steagall.

I really appreciate your making that point, Mr. Buffenbarger, because you are exactly right, that when we make the investments in infrastructure, we not only create good jobs right now; we create the right conditions for businesses to be…