Arlen Specter: “a third legislative matter is a resolution calling for the Budget Committee to allocate an additional $2 billion to the…”

“a third legislative matter is a resolution calling for the Budget Committee to allocate an additional $2 billion to the health account to be used for the National Institutes of Health, being offered on behalf of myself and Senator Harkin in our continuing effort to see to it that additional funds are allocated for the National Institutes of Health, which is really the crown jewel of the Federal Government. In fact, Mr. President, it may be the only jewel in the Federal Government. We understand that the allocation in health is to a category, but the funds are very, very limited on our subcommittee. Last year, Senator Harkin, ranking, and I as chairman, were able to take the lead in some $2 billion to NIH, but it was at the expense of other programs which were very, very important for worker safety, for education programs, for other health programs. We are committing this resolution with that specific request to the Budget Committee.”