Thad Cochran: “Madam Chairman, thank you. Congratulations on your leadership of this subcommittee.”

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…

I understand that the Army's unfunded requirements list includes a $3.1 billion increase in end strength beyond the fiscal year 2017 NDAA mandate.