Tom Cole actually said...

"They need $300 million, that is it, $300 million more a year to give them a better opportunity to grow the scientific community of young people..."

"This really wasn't, in my view, originally from OMB, about getting more bang for the buck in research."

"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."