Tom Cole actually said...

"I listened very carefully to the response you gave Representative Clark and appreciate it."

"But, again it is Congress that puts the budget together. We have the Article I responsibility for funding the Federal government, and the President's budget is a recommendation only."

"I don't favor cutting NIH or Centers for Disease Control. You're much more likely to die in a pandemic than a terrorist attack, and so that's part of the defense of the country as well."

"I don't favor cutting NIH or Centers for Disease Control. You're much more likely to die in a pandemic than a terrorist attack, and so that's part of the defense of the country as well."