In February, the World Health Organization declared Zika a public health emergency of international concern, and the President called for $1.9 billion to respond to the impending crisis to prevent the spread in our very own communities…

I appreciate the chairman's eloquent remarks. However, I want to emphasize again that this is an emergency. People are severely, severely, being impacted because of the Zika virus. This is an emergency. We should be doing it immediately. I…

With great respect for our distinguished chair with whom we work very collegiately, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the previous question in order to provide the funding needed to mount a robust response to a pressing public health…

Dire needs across this great Nation demand Congress' attention: Zika virus, the crisis in Flint, the opioid epidemic, not to mention the ongoing needs for education, infrastructure, jobs, and security. Yet, Republicans will miss tomorrow's…

The world is looking to the United States to lead on combating Zika, and I hope Congress will face the seriousness of this threat and act without delay.

I am baffled, frankly, that Congress cannot come together and find a bipartisan path forward on gun violence research.

This is one of the most exciting hearings I attend every, every appropriations session.

The reports I have gotten are really outrageous.

we also have to deal with loan repayment issues.

I called on this committee to once again commit to doubling funding for the NIH.

I am thrilled that we are focusing on this issue.

These breakthroughs and the need for additional research into hundreds of other diseases is why this committee fought to increase funding for the NIH by $2,000,000,000 in the fiscal year 2016 omnibus spending bill.