House Proceeding 04-06-06 on Apr 6th, 2006 :: 2:30:08 to 2:31:09
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Speech By: Chris Chocola

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Chris Chocola: mr. spratt: mr. chairman, in the area of health care, too, there is a major difference between us. some six or seven years ago, we got together on a bipartisan basis and agreed that every

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John M. Jr.Spratt: year we would try to increase the budget of the n.i.h. such that over five years it would be doubled. we achieved that goal, and now every year, the bush administration is marching us right

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Speech By: John M. Jr.Spratt

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John M. Jr.Spratt: back down the hill. this year, in their budget submission, over five years, they have proposed short funding for public health and medical research programs at a level of $18 billion below

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John M. Jr.Spratt: current services. the programs at risk range from the national institutes of health to the centers for disease control, to graduate medical education at children's hospitals to rural health. the

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John M. Jr.Spratt: democratic budget resolution, by contrast, spares these programs from deep cuts and restores them fully funding them to the level of current services. i now yield eight minutes to the gentleman

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John M. Jr.Spratt: from michigan, the dean of the house and the ranking member of the energy and commerce committee to discuss further the impact of these cuts and ask that he be allowed to yield the time that

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John D. Dingell: is granted him. the chairman: the gentleman is recognized eight minutes. the gentleman is advised he will have to remain on his feet during that time. mr. dingell: i thank, mr. chairman. i thank