I am frustrated myself. I called this hearing to get some answers for American women.

But, Doctor, isn't that true of any clinical trial? Some get the treatment, and some do not; some get the diagnosis, and some do not.

But not for the poor.

Mammography is not perfect, but it is the best screening tool we have now.

I extend a warm welcome to Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, the new Director of the National Cancer Institute, as he testifies at his first hearing.

Thank you very much, Senator Murray, for your compliments but most of all for your ongoing advocacy.

Bravo, bravo for that.

I do believe that mammograms save lives, and we need to know when is the best time to get them.

We have got to be Team USA here.

This year Congress must reauthorize the Mammography Quality Standards Act, because women must continue to have safe, quality mammograms.

In the absence of clarity, I'm concerned that these conflicting studies give an excuse to insurance companies to stop paying for mammograms.

Women don't know who to believe or what they should do--do they get a mammogram or not?

We welcome your commentary on these two studies that essentially dispute what you have just said.

Should this be an area of an initiative to streamline?

Substantially less money.

That comes under the Counterterrorism Act that we just passed.

I really think that there either has to be private responsibility or some type of partnership.

Mr. Carliner, I need you to write a letter to Governor Glendening. Let us ask where this money is because it should not be just sitting there.

First of all, I think the National Governors Association will have their own way.

I believe that we do not know who is in charge.

But really, what would be funded under a homeland security block grant?

This is not to separate you two, because in some ways your fortunes are currently tied to the Governors.

Well, Mayor O'Malley, thank you also for bringing to our attention the fact that MEMA has not released any money for fiscal year 1999, fiscal year 2000, and fiscal year 2001.

I would much rather be giving tax breaks to do a couple of different things.

I wanted to take it to $300 million. So did my dear colleague.