"It should be America's goal. And as a Nation, we should insist on a massive investment behind cancer research, prevention, and early detection."
"These funding decreases, if factored for inflation, represent a devastating 17 percent cut in research funding for the National Institutes of Health since 2003."
"In these tough economic times, we need to provide institutions like Roswell with more support."
"I strongly urge this Committee to produce a budget document that reflects the President's call to double cancer research funding with all immediate speed."
"A doubling of cancer research funding over time will ultimately improve the quality of life for cancer patients."
"The goal was to eliminate all human suffering is and death due to cancer by the year 2015."
"President Obama has proposed a doubling of cancer funding for each year from 6 to $12 billion."
"I am proud to share the President's goal, and it is one that I think should be America's goal, to end suffering due to cancer in our lifetime."
"What is clear here is that the new Administration inherited an unmitigated financial disaster from the previous Administration."