Tom Cole actually said...

"I was, therefore, especially disappointed to see a proposed budget cut to the National Institutes of Health this year."

"Investment in NIH has been the key driver in making the United States the world leader in biomedical research."

"I am very proud that Congress increased NIH funding by $2,000,000,000 in the fiscal year 2017 omnibus spending bill."

"The budget makes hard choices, and they are hard, but they are responsible choices that have to be made."