Patty Murray

The NIH supports basic research that makes medical advances possible. It gives hope to those who are living with chronic and life threatening disease and helps drive economic growth and competitiveness.

All of us here, today, can agree there is a lot more we need to do to keep families and communities healthy and continue investing in priorities that strengthen our economy from the middle out.

The million person research cohort is very intriguing, but has to be done right.

I am very excited about that. Thank you. Looking forward to more on that.

How long will this take?

Biomedical research is an important investment to ensure our government works for all of our families.

If I could just thank the Senator. I was very impressed with the work of Senator Alexander on the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. He worked with all our members to make sure we replace the No Child Left Behind…

I thought this was a great hearing. We've got a lot of work in front of us, but I think, working in a bipartisan way, we can move forward, and I appreciate your work on this.

I want to underscore again today how important that review is so that we can work to prevent outbreaks like that from happening ever again.

I want to start by mentioning two letters that I sent to the FDA about the serious outbreak in my State linked to the use of special medical scopes.

I thank you for your support of important projects that have made a real difference in the lives of millions of people in Washington State, the Pacific Northwest, and the United States.

I think that's a goal we all think is critically important. So I don't understand why anyone who wants to cut the deficit would oppose additional dollars for that fund.

As you know, this year marks the 50th anniversary of Head Start, which is very exciting.

I am really pleased to see the administration's request for a significant investment to make sure that Head Start kids get access to full-day, full-year programs.

Some of the early childhood research on this is incredible, that an extended day learning, full-day pre-K, and effective teaching practices, strongly suggesting that the current 3.5 hour day is inadequate.

I was really pleased to see that you are requesting $490 million to expand the multiagency effort to address antibiotic resistance.

As someone who cares very deeply about ensuring women have access to comprehensive healthcare, that is very concerning.

For many women, the Affordable Care Act expanded coverage of all FDA-approved contraceptives has reduced their out-of-pocket costs and given them access to more effective methods of contraception.

I am focusing on continuing to build on the progress made so far, to make sure we do keep moving forward with more coverage, not less, more affordability, not less, and more quality, not less.

I think this is really important, and we are going to see a growing number of cases similar to what we saw with other arenas, unless we take this head on.

There is really no question that when it comes to healthcare, we have taken historic steps forward in the last few years.

As Congress moves toward reauthorization of MAP-21, I ask that you stand with me and urge for strong support of transit programs as they are a critical part of the solution to our Nation's transportation and congestion problems.

The safe transport of crude oil on rail lines is of great importance to me, my constituents, and my colleagues.

I want to stress how critically important it is for the VA to prepare now to meet the needs of a growing population of women veterans.

I was really pleased to work with Senator Heller to introduce the Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act this year.