Barbara Mikulski: “I used to love hotlines, but now I wonder do hotlines really work? They work in the Violence Against Women Act.”

When constituents come to you, make sure you do not promise results but promise best efforts, that you'll give it your best.

First of all, thank you, to the Senator. I, in no way, want to impede this conversation. I didn't realize that you had asked for 45 minutes, and I really found these comments by the supporters of the bill really quite instructive, and I…

We especially thank Senate Appropriations Chairman Thad Cochran and Vice-Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski for their unwavering support for the NIH.

I just want to comment. On June 4, we are going to hold our hearing on the FBI budget request.