Bob Bennett
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Bob Bennett is a former Republican U.S. Senator from Utah, who served from 1993 to 2011. He was the first Utah senator to be elected to three consecutive terms. During his time in office, Bennett was known for his moderate stance on various issues, including healthcare and fiscal responsibility. He played a significant role in the Senate Appropriations Committee and was involved in efforts to reform the U.S. healthcare system. Bennett was defeated in the 2010 Republican primary, which marked the end of his political career in the Senate. He has remained active in political discussions and has contributed to various policy initiatives since leaving office.
Apr 7, 2004
Any chance that this can mean lowering of mandatory payments, mandatory support payments to help us out with the budget?
Apr 7, 2004
Well, we will look at this closely. I note that the budget requests termination of the diet research and obesity research program at Pennington Biomedical Research Center at ARS headquarters and then requests funding for an Administration…
Apr 7, 2004
Yes, yes; well, okay, if the program becomes an open-ended entitlement, as some have suggested, do you have any estimate of the cost?
Apr 7, 2004
Well, does that mean we no longer need to provide funding for diet, nutrition and obesity research at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center or Pierce's Disease research in California or Sudden Oak Disease research in Maryland?
Apr 7, 2004
I would just hope, and it does not appear, that the controlling factor as to which projects get terminated and which ones do not is which ones came from the Congress and which ones did not.
Apr 7, 2004
If Congress were to agree to these terminations, we calculate 312 ARS scientists, researchers and support staff in 42 States would lose their jobs.
Mar 25, 2004
Without this increase in funding, many problems facing Americans will go unsolved.
Mar 25, 2004
I would like to find a way to get that into discretionary funds. I am not sure we can.
Mar 25, 2004
Any chance that this can mean lowering of mandatory payments, mandatory support payments to help us out with the budget?
Mar 25, 2004
I would appreciate it if you would furnish to the Committee information about the supercomputing resources.
Mar 25, 2004
Well, we will look at this closely. I note that the budget requests termination of the diet research and obesity research program at Pennington Biomedical Research Center at ARS headquarters and then requests funding for an Administration…
Mar 25, 2004
Yes, yes; well, okay, if the program becomes an open-ended entitlement, as some have suggested, do you have any estimate of the cost?
Mar 25, 2004
Well, does that mean we no longer need to provide funding for diet, nutrition and obesity research at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center or Pierce's Disease research in California or Sudden Oak Disease research in Maryland?
Mar 25, 2004
I would just hope, and it does not appear, that the controlling factor as to which projects get terminated and which ones do not is which ones came from the Congress and which ones did not.
Mar 25, 2004
If Congress were to agree to these terminations, we calculate 312 ARS scientists, researchers and support staff in 42 States would lose their jobs.
Mar 25, 2004
I noted that the FDA recently launched a web site to allow both consumers and the medical community to find comprehensive information about FDA-approved drugs quickly and easily.
Mar 25, 2004
Wouldn't everybody be better off if there was an open, transparent, and science-driven process before the FDA announces its conclusions?
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