Brian Higgins actually said...

"I call on you today to craft a budget resolution that projects a doubling of funding for cancer and biomedical research over the next five years."

"But the federal government's commitment is not keeping pace with the needs of the scientific community nor the demands of the constituents we serve."

"I implore you to include in a budget resolution a doubling of cancer research because these budgets, they do not only fund important programs, they are value statements."

"We need specificity. We need the Government to have a clear-cut definition of the programs and activities that are most important to the homeland security mission."