Brian Higgins actually said...

"I am here to urge you, in the strongest possible terms, to double the nation's commitment to cancer research."

"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."