the outcome carries a message of hope for all of us.

. . . the world has seen us as the soldier to the world. Might we not do better both in terms of our benevolence and our diplomacy by being more of a doctor to the world?

If we were thinking of a collection of the genome's greatest hits, this would go on the list.

It was the public outcry, your outcry, Representative DeLauro, the professional societies that I think actually turned the tide.

If we were to diminish the frequency of cancer by just one percent, that's saving our country $500 billion.

. . . the world has seen us as the soldier to the world. Might we not do better both in terms of our benevolence and our diplomacy by being more of a doctor to the world?

This subcommittee has provided a forum for discussing the great promise this research holds.

If Federal funds were terminated for the support of human embryonic stem cell research, that would be an absolutely devastating outcome.

The real reason for distress about the current legal uncertainty is that patients may have to put hope on hold.

I think one of the unfortunate aspects of the discussion about human embryonic stem cells is that it has somehow implied that scientists are opposed to research on adult stem cells. Not at all.

Many researchers across the country have considered modifying their research plans to turn away from an area of research that, while promising, is now fraught with uncertainty.

Moving forward responsibly with all types of stem cell research gives us and them good reason for hope.

If we were thinking of a collection of the genome's greatest hits, this would go on the list.

Twenty years ago we could do little to prevent or treat AMD. Today, because of new treatments and procedures based on NIH/NEI research, 1.3 million Americans at risk for severe vision loss from AMD over the next 5 years can receive…

We are passionate about taking the discoveries that are pouring out of research laboratories, and moving them quickly toward clinical benefits.

Funding at $35 billion, which reflects NIH's net funding levels in both fiscal year 2009 and fiscal year 2010, ensures it can maintain the number of multi-year investigator-initiated research grants, the cornerstone of our Nation's…

The fact of the matter is the universe began about 13.7 billion years ago in this incredible singularity of energy in the tiniest imaginable point, the entire universe contained at that moment.

To actually insist, therefore, that God might be threatened by what science is teaching us, it seems to me, that requires a lot less faith than one should have.

Just as one final comment, express thanks from all of us, to you and Senator Specter for the leadership that you've shown through these years in supporting NIH.