Thad Cochran: “There's been a lot of public concern expressed about the effects on the Gulf of Mexico from the BP Oil spill.”

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.

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

Could you tell us more about the telehealth services you offer and some of the successes the University of Mississippi in particular, has experienced through telehealth.

Mr. Chairman, let me join you in congratulating our panel here and the participation you're bringing to this challenge.