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Senator Moran has been a real advocate for NIH research.

I think the area of greatest spending, certainly the quickest growing spending of Federal health dollars would be Alzheimer's and dementia.

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Thank you, Dr. Collins and the Institute directors with you today.

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I was out at FDA not too long ago. They have put a cancer team together that I know you are aware of that is looking at all they are doing.

much of the opioid crisis we are experiencing today can be linked to opioid prescriptions to treat chronic pain.

I think at Washington University they are feeling more and more positive about a blood test.

across the country this week and as is evident in the Nation's Capital, people are honoring men and women who serve in law enforcement. If you are visiting the Capitol this week, you will see more law enforcement officers in many different…

We're pleased that you bring your skills and your dedication in this area to the job you're doing.

I do not think that is in the best interest of NIH.

I'm certainly pleased, Secretary Azar, to have you here this morning.

I appreciate the great expertise you bring to it, having been in the Department before.

I certainly agree that we ought to look everywhere we can for savings.

These decisions artificially inflate the budget request and forced you to significantly cut or eliminate programs unnecessarily.

on May 5, 1984, former President Ronald Reagan issued a proclamation designating the first week in May as National Correctional Officers Week. He did so ``in recognition of the contributions of correctional officers to our Nation.'' I…

I have just seen the rarest of occurrences in the so-called debate on these nominees on the floor. We actually had an explanation of the nominee we would be voting on. The fact that the Senate's time is taken in a way that it never has…

We need to continue to have the funding necessary for the infrastructure so that we don't start anew.

We ought to continue our efforts in finding ways to fund NIH at increasing rates and certainly without reductions.

Senator Murray and I agree on many things. One thing we do not agree on is health insurance.

Senator Murray and I worked hard to craft a bill for your department this year.

Zeroing it out would not be the way to solve that problem unless you've got a better replacement.

Whatever we do here needs to always also keep in mind people who aren't on any government program.

for the foreseeable future, our presence in Korea, not a negotiable issue.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I certainly agree with and really understand and appreciate all the comments the chairman just made about Matt Pollard. He was the person I worked most closely with in the intel community. He served his country his…