francis collins, the father of the gene sequencing that we now look in the future to treat literally every disease, this wonderful man who, mr. president, could make a fortune by moving out of scientific endeavors, has decided that's his life's work. but not only does dr. collins feel that way, but everyone that works there. they're doing things to help us, our families, our friends, america, and literally the world. and it's very, very sad to me that these wonderful people are dedicating their lives to not how much money they can make, but how much better they can make people feel and what they can do to cure diseases, are looking for other places. mr. president, my friend -- i'm sorry. one of my -- someone that works for me here in washington, his best friend is one of the leading experts, if not the leading expert in the world on a disease called melanoma. cancer. and he's not applying for grants anymore at n.i.h. because you can't do this work on a one- to two-year basis. it has to be a long term so you can do the research. not only that, mr. president, people that work there are