Connie Morella said "I am proud to join with the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Gekas) in renewing our bipartisan commitment to double the funding for the National Institutes of Health over a 5-year period. Madam Speaker, the NIH has been called "the only crown jewel of the Federal Government." Well, it is indeed a world-renowned institution. It is located in Montgomery County, Maryland, which happens to be the district I represent. It is considered the leading force in mankind's continuing war against disease. In fact, it is located in Bethesda, Maryland; and I think that Bethesda was appropriately named for the Biblical Pool of Bethesda, which had healing qualities. And so does NIH." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 30, 1999

I am proud to join with the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Gekas) in renewing our bipartisan commitment to double the funding for the National Institutes of Health over a 5-year period. Madam Speaker, the NIH has been called "the only crown jewel of the Federal Government." Well, it is indeed a world-renowned institution. It is located in Montgomery County, Maryland, which happens to be the district I represent. It is considered the leading force in mankind's continuing war against disease. In fact, it is located in Bethesda, Maryland; and I think that Bethesda was appropriately named for the Biblical Pool of Bethesda, which had healing qualities. And so does NIH.

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Connie Morella

Maryland

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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of funding for the National Institutes of Health.

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