Dick Durbin: “Between 2010 and 2016, the FDA approved more than 200 new…”

“And death from heart disease and stroke fell by 78% between 1968 and 2013. Medical research works because of NIH funding. We are on the verge of curing, yes, curing sickle cell disease. Consider this. Between 2010 and 2016, the FDA approved more than 200 new drugs and treatments. Every single one of them benefited from NIH research funding. Money well spent. Congress has long recognized the importance of NIH, which is why we, on a bipartisan basis, provided NIH with $19 billion in additional funding over the past decade.” (02:00–02:08)

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