"Thank you very much for that testimony. Particularly, for some of the history, which I found very, very helpful."
"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."
"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 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."
"My point is, do you see any special effort by NIH today to reach out to small, innovative companies to try to make sure that they are included in the Recovery funds?"
"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 have better understanding from the international community as to what America is doing in regards to its detention policies."
"I must tell you, I thank you very much for your comments as it relates to placing due process in regards to those that are going to be detained."
"It appears like it was an intentional effort, and I think the Department of Justice activities here could be very helpful to make it clear that we will not tolerate reverse redlining."
"It is important that it be an open process. And I just would urge us, we need to develop what is right for America."