"I am very proud of what this committee did, and I am very proud of what the NIH, more profoundly, accomplished in this year, not only for us but for all of humanity."
"The United States' investments in biomedical research and medical countermeasures have paved the way for the fastest vaccine ever developed in our Nation's history."
"Operation Warp Speed, in my mind, remains one of the most undervalued achievements of the last administration."
"This committee, I think, has done an exceptional job under our chairman in this regard."
"I would be very much opposed to that. I don't think that is fair to those companies, and I think it would discourage investment later."
"This is precisely the right time to be bold and go bigger."
"I don't think there is much doubt that a rapidly growing economy is kind of a precondition."
"I actually will be part of the escort party for the President tonight, so I will try to put a plug in for your White House conference."
"Well, thank you very much, Madam Chair. And before I begin my scripted remarks, I want to welcome our friend and our former colleague to this position."
"Madam Chair, you are the chair of this subcommittee and the full committee. I don't think you have to apologize to anybody when you take some time."
"You are spot on in terms of the need and the importance of forward funding those programs to protect them, just like we do the veterans program."
"We need to look toward some way to get at least some mandatory funding."