Barbara Mikulski: “I support the President's budget level of $1.058 trillion.”

Of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, is it the desire of the other party to be doing, like, a colloquy--an extensive colloquy--dealing with the Veterans First Act? I am trying to get the lay of the land here on the floor, because the…

I want to recognize her for her leadership in that.

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.