Cutting spending as they have proposed would mean slashing approximately 22 percent from programs next year.

Fortunately, here in the Senate, Ranking Member Capito and I are focused on writing a bipartisan Labor/HHS spending bill to move our country forward.

Thank you for what you do and how you have devoted your careers.

I was proud to author the Next Generation Researchers Act with Senator Collins to improve NIH opportunities for new and early stage researchers.

It would mean a cut of over $10 billion in fiscal year 2024 alone for life-saving medical research at NIH.

We have to utilize every tool in our toolbox, from stopping it from coming into our country to preventing its use to bringing an end to this national crisis.

the juxtaposition of an act taken by the House Republicans last week that would result in drastic cuts to our public health programs and our research initiatives, and cuts that would undermine our Nation's competitiveness, as well as our…

It would mean a cut of over $10 billion in fiscal year 2024 alone for life-saving medical research at NIH.

We cannot afford to have NIH's potential limited or even worse have its legs cut out from under it.

Cutting spending as they have proposed would mean slashing approximately 22 percent from programs next year.

the juxtaposition of an act taken by the House Republicans last week that would result in drastic cuts to our public health programs and our research initiatives, and cuts that would undermine our Nation's competitiveness, as well as our…

I see my time has ended. I'm going to turn it to Senator Capito.