Thad Cochran: “We need to be sure we provide them with the funding needed to continue to carry out their missions in the way they have…”

We appreciate very much your leadership in the research effort and we commend you and those who work with you for helping make sure we have what we need in order to make our nation safe and secure.

We want to know what the priorities are for funding.

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

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…