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President harris, First Lady Jill Biden and former first lady of california, maria shriver. [hail to the chief plays] [cheers and applause] greetings, everyone, and happy womens history month. [cheers and applause] to our incredible president , joe biden, who of course we all know is a tireless fighter for the safety and wellbeing of women, to our first lady, dr. Jill lifelong champion for Womens Health research, to the first second gentleman of the United States h who has been a powerful advocate for gender equity, and to the and all the extramarital extraordinary leaders and i will come to maria later. [laughter] it is an honor to be with all of yo this month and every month, we honor the women who shaped our nation and our world through their vision, courage, determination, and incredible skill, and upon whose broad shoulders we all stand. As many of you know, my mother was a scientist, and when she began her career only 7 of science and engineering phd graduates were women, and eve
[inaudible conversations] thank you all for being here in the Senate Committee on health, education, labor and pensions will come to order. N, this morning we will be considering the nomination of dr. Monica bertagnolli to serve as director of the u. S. National institutes of health. And let me begin by welcoming dr. Bertagnolli to our committee. Committee. We look forward to hearing t frm you, and we thank you for being here today and i see you brought along a fellow wyoming or i hate. We welcome senator barrasso as well. The nih with a budget of more than 47 billion is the largest funder of medical research in the world. This research has led to new treatments and prescription drugs that have significantly improved the lives of americans, and people throughout the entire world. And i think all of us every single american should be very proud of those accomplishments. But having said that, let me say a few words about my concerns. I dont have to tell any american that the Healthcare S
[inaudible conversations] thank you all for being here in the Senate Committee on health education, labor and pensions. We will come to order. This morning we will be considering the nomination of doctor Monica Bertagnolli to serve as the National Institutes of health director. Let me begin by welcoming doctor bertagnolli to the committee. We look forward to hearing from you and we thank you for being here today. I see you brought along a fellow from wyoming and we welcome senator barrasso as well. The nih with a budget of more than 47 billion is the largest funder of medical research in the world. This research has led to new treatments and Prescription Drugs that are significantly improved the lives of americans and people throughout the entire world and i think all of us every single american should be very proud of those accomplishments. Having said that, let me say a few words about my concerns. I dont have to tell any american that the Healthcare System in our country is broken a
[inaudible conversations] thank you all for being here in the Senate Committee on health education, labor and pensions. We will come to order. This morning we will be considering the nomination of doctor Monica Bertagnolli to serve as the National Institutes of health director. Let me begin by welcoming doctor bertagnolli to the committee. We look forward to hearing from you and we thank you for being here today. I see you brought along a fellow from wyoming and we welcome senator barrasso as well. The nih with a budget of more than 47 billion is the largest funder of medical research in the world. This research has led to new treatments and Prescription Drugs that are significantly improved the lives of americans and people throughout the entire world and i think all of us every single american should be very proud of those accomplishments. Having said that, let me say a few words about my concerns. I dont have to tell any american that the Healthcare System in our country is broken a