Thad Cochran: “Protecting the safety and security of our American citizens is our highest priority.”

Ensuring that the Corps has adequate funding to meet its responsibilities is a high priority of mine.

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

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

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.