Thad Cochran: “I am disappointed in that. For example, my State has the highest percentage of students who qualify for the benefits of…”

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.

If we go back in sequestration, what affect would it have on the Corps of Engineers, Mr. Speer?

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

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