Ben Cardin actually said...

"Believe me, those of us on the Small Business Committee were livid at the fact that this was included without consultation with the Small Business Committee."

"We have not taken advantage of the small, innovative companies that are out there that could help us a great deal with a relatively small amount of federal investment."

"I support research funding for our universities. I think that is important research."

"Let me just point out my concern. Mr. Glover's testimony particularly underscores this, that there has been an historic hostility at NIH to allowing special allocations to small businesses within the ..."