Tom Cole actually said...

This is simply a case where Congress said we were pretty late getting our omnibus done.

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

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.