Tom Cole actually said...

"In the fifties, the average age of a Down syndrome person that lived would be 9 years old."

"I urge my colleagues to consider increased NIH funding for Down syndrome research, especially studies that incorporate much needed cross-institute collaboration."

"We need to maintain or increase, ideally, the budget at NIH."

"Let's go--with all due respect, we have these expert witnesses. We have our own experts too up here."