“Directors from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services and Related Agencies on the president’s 2019 budget request for the research centers. NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins touted each of the research centers studies and how results from them could help thousands of patients with various illnesses and diseases in the future. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) chaired the hearing while Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) served as the ranking member.”
Source: National Institutes of Health 2019 Budget Request, May 17, 2018. C-SPAN.