"Senator Murray and I have included in the opioids bill the transactional authority that you asked for to give you even more flexibility in funding."
"This is not the time to abandon our commitment to medical research."
"This is not the time to back away from our support."
"I appreciate their leadership and the increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health."
"We have developed quite a consensus on science and research."
"This initiative will change our health system from one-size-fits-all to personalized medicine."
"We need to lead the world in that. Congress wants to do it, both Republicans and Democrats."
"We are deep into that as well."
"I stand by an investment in NIH because it has provided millions of Americans and their families with hope."
"I encourage you to work with both advocates and manufacturers to achieve a result."
"It seemed to me that it was sweeping, comprehensive, sophisticated, and appears to me to put patients and taxpayers first."