Barbara Mikulski: “The people of Maryland appreciate this support by the NIH and laud your and Senator Harkin's leadership in doubling the…”

“The people of Maryland appreciate this support by the NIH and laud your and Senator Harkin's leadership in doubling the NIH budget over five years. I am very pleased to join you in this worthy endeavor. We are proud to have an HDSA Center of Excellence in Maryland, at Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Johns Hopkins also receives funding from NIH to conduct Huntington's disease research. However, I believe additional resources are needed to fund important HD research. I am concerned that the current health appropriations bill does not provide guidance to the NIH on HD funding and research priorities.”