"A renewed investment in NIH has provided and can provide millions of Americans and their families with hope that they would not otherwise have."
"During the 3 years that Senator Murray and I have worked together on this committee, we have increased funding for the National Institutes of Health by 23 percent, $7 billion above where we were just ..."
"One of the things that we put in the appropriations bill this year was an effort that, frankly, we were asked to put in."
"Senator Murray has been a great partner in NIH."
"NIH-funded research has raised life expectancy, vastly improved the quality of life for all Americans."
"We ought to continue our efforts in finding ways to fund NIH at increasing rates and certainly without reductions."
"We need to continue to have the funding necessary for the infrastructure so that we don't start anew."
"Senator Murray and I agree on many things. One thing we do not agree on is health insurance."
"I do not think that is in the best interest of NIH."
"These decisions artificially inflate the budget request and forced you to significantly cut or eliminate programs unnecessarily."
"Zeroing it out would not be the way to solve that problem unless you've got a better replacement."