Jack Reed actually said...

I want to stick to the basic rules that Paul Ryan and Patty Murray came up with, that it is shared equally with non-defense.

I hope that we can come to a conclusion that we are going to make our mark in bipartisanship when it comes to biomedical research.

I commend you for, again, the increase. I think we have to do more.

I think it is time for us to step up as Congress and do something truly bipartisan that the American people will applaud.