Tom Cole

Thank you for visiting my district, and thank you for the job you do. It is much appreciated.

I think that has been a good course for the country.

I have concerns of my own about the ambitious funding of ARPA-H in the President's budget.

We are going to try to continue to do what we have been doing since 2015.

I am a huge believer in what has been done at the NIH.

I think we are going to wake up some day and find out that it is a lot like tobacco.

I totally favor the amount of money we are talking about. I don't have any problem with that.

A sustained commitment to increasing funding for the NIH is a vital step to preserving our status as the world's leader in biomedical research.

There is no more important job than funding the Government across the board at every level.

I want to say a particular thank you to you for your good offices in all of this.

This is something she knows a great deal about.

And I don't know what the final number will be, but for 7 years in a row, we have been able to increase this program.

First of all, to our witness, Mr. Figueroa, I could not have done a better job.

I want to thank the witness for her testimony. It is very powerful and certainly very compelling given the tragic events that we have had this week.

I was very pleased to see the increase in the appropriations in the 2022 bill, and I pledge to continue to work with her to see that we try to move forward in this area.

I think it is fair to say that the chair and I agree with you about the imbalance between NIH funding and ARPA-H.

This is the treaty and trust obligation that United States willingly assumed but has never fully funded.

It is absolutely essential to the public health and well-being of the American people going forward.

We think what you are doing is important. We think these investments are critical.

I want to thank the President of the United States, who, as a Senator, did Violence Against Women Act and has been probably the foremost champion in this area over the years.

I particularly want to thank you, as a Native American, for the work that you have done in that area.

I want to thank Dr. Harris-Hooker for her testimony and for spotlighting what this committee has learned...

I want to associate myself with your remarks, particularly when it comes to thanking Rotary for what you have done over the years to keep the focus on this disease.

I want to use this forum to also put out a challenge to some of our friends at the State legislature.

Look, I couldn't agree more with science moves at a very uneven pace across multidisciplines, and the opportunity for cancer is now.