Tom Cole actually said...

"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."

"To Dr. Espinosa's point, this committee, just for the record, has done a lot in the area of Alzheimer's research for years."

"Well, that is--I have no more passion and advocate for this committee than my ranking member; I can tell you that."