Nita Lowey actually said...

"I am so dismayed that the budget request proposes level funding. I understand we are in a difficult fiscal climate, but NIH research saves lives, creates jobs, makes us more competitive."

"I understand that the fiscal climate may make it difficult to fund disease-specific programs at the levels we might seek."

"I would increase it because not only is it the global leader in innovative life-saving biomedical research..."

"An important component of health reform is the requirement that insurers provide free preventive services to women."