Roy Blunt: “It's the wrong message for the millions of Americans suffering from life-threatening diseases.”

I know we have a vote coming up. I have brief remarks, and I ask unanimous consent to complete them before the vote starts. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I know I am leaving the Committee in good hands as Senator Fischer moves into the position of Ranking Member at the beginning of the next Congress.

Please continue this commitment and provide timely investments public health and research programs at the CDC and in the NIH.

These funding levels will put the U.S. back on the path to eliminating TB.