"It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for a hearing to discuss the role of facilities and administrative costs."
"You cannot do more with less. You can only do less with less."
"I reject the administration's proposal to reduce our investment in NIH research."
"I have introduced the bipartisan Accelerating Biomedical Research Act, which would reverse the devastating funding cuts to the NIH."
"I didn't support this particular proposal, but, broadly, I am supportive."
"This really wasn't, in my view, originally from OMB, about getting more bang for the buck in research."
"I come to you today to give you some insights."
"It is a recognition of how important it is for Congress to turn not only their resolve into making life better for them."
"Today we are talking about a number of factors, including how the NIH might be more involved in the research."
"In the fifties, the average age of a Down syndrome person that lived would be 9 years old."
"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..."
"I urge my colleagues to consider increased NIH funding for Down syndrome research, especially studies that incorporate much needed cross-institute collaboration."