Thad Cochran: “It is not enthusiastic at all. I said I disagree with the amendment, and I think it is unnecessary. But I am willing to…”

I am concerned that the 22 percent funding cut proposed for NIH could negatively affect longstanding research endeavors.

This subcommittee will reconvene on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.

I wish to honor former Senator Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico, who passed away September 13 in Albuquerque. It was a privilege to call Pete a friend and to work with him as a Senate colleague and member of the Appropriations Committee…

And I plan to use my best efforts to identify the areas that we can make improvements in, and take a hard look, but at the same time realize we need to get a bill.