Ben Cardin actually said...

"I want to talk about the current economic climate and how urgent it is for us to try to get some relief to innovative small companies."

"We need to make sure that NIH continues its extremely important mission, that the universities can do the work that they are doing, and the small, innovative companies have the capital they need."

"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."

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