Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"This is a self-inflicted wound on us. This is not what an external threat from a foreign country or organized crime is doing to us."

"My concern is that this will have a chilling effect on morale."

"I'm concerned about the negative impact that it has, first of all on the people who work at NIH and those who participate in the extramural programs."

"I just wanted to just tell you in the warmest way, and to my colleagues, what a sense of joy and pride that I have representing NIH."