Political Quotes

“I would like to include in the Record CBO's cost estimate for H.R. 225. The cost estimate was not available when the committee filed its report on the bill. I urge all Members to support this important legislation. With that, I yield back the balance of my time. U.S. Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, February 4, 2013. Hon. Fred Upton, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 225, the National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013. If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Jamease Miles, who can be reached at 226-9010. Sincerely, Douglas W. Elmendorf. Enclosure. H.R. 225--National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013 H.R. 225 would authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a National Pediatric Research Network that could provide support for research and training at up to 20 pediatric research consortia for up to five years. The bill would require the Director of NIH to establish a data coordinating center for the consortia. Upon request by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), consortia participating in the program would be required to provide assistance to the CDC to establish or expand surveillance systems, such as patient registries.…”