Patty Murray actually said...

"This is not only misguided policy, it flies in the face of the Budget Agreement which is meant to ensure parity between defense and non-defense spending."

"It's great to have you out here from the University of Washington."

"I look forward to working with this subcommittee and others to ensure that cuts are not made that would undermine our progress on medical research."

"The NIH accounts for the largest share of our subcommittee's resource and its work is vital to all those efforts."