Mahalo for your time and consideration.
I would like to extend sincerest gratitude to Senator Schatz and Senator Murkowski for the opportunity to testify today.
I certainly pledge to work with my friends across the aisle to rebuild a bipartisan coalition of support for basic science and research.
I think this is an indispensable national priority that I think we just got a serious lesson how important these investments are.
I fear this work may be short-changed by the hyperfocus on the new ARPA-H.
I strongly believe that ARPA-H would be more successful in its unique mission if it were established as an independent agency within Health ...
I want to stress that each dollar invested in the NIH is, in my view, a down payment on our future.
I fear that the mistrust in our Government public health system has eroded to a dangerous level.
If the resources aren't there early and often, you don't have the resources.
This won't be the last one we see. We know that the biosphere will continue to throw things at us.
We have lost a million Americans in a year, or 18 months or so. That is an extraordinary thing.