Thad Cochran: “I thank the Senators from Delaware for this discussion and assure them that I will continue to assist them in their…”

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.

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

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

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