Sherrod Brown actually said...

"Another innovative strategy, this one spearheaded by Senator Specter, is the Cures Action Network."

"I would like to commend Senator Brownback, from Kansas, who's been a leader in developing innovative ways to encourage research in diseases that lack a large market incentive."

"Despite the fact that children and adolescents account for one-fifth of our Nation's population, pediatric research by NIH accounts for a mere 5 to 10 percent of the total NIH budget."

"The unfortunate reality is that, whether we're talking about education or poverty or violence or health, the well-being of our Nation's children is not made a high enough priority."