a large number of drugs are currently out there with nih support. we hope to capitalize on the way science is going for to make that even more efficient. >> we will have more detail but it numbers before the appropriators mark of their bills this spring. >> which pay 40 expect to get the biggest opposition either from industry or capitol hill? -- which of your pay-fors do you expect to get the biggest opposition from? >> there have been some wise choices made about where they will come from. i need to study more carefully to give you more specific answer. providers will be feeling the pinch. we want to carefully monitor reactions in some of the areas where they will be pressed. we will stand very close touch with them. -- stay in very close touch with them. >> phasing down the provider taxes over a number of years, and the total on that is $18 billion? >> correct. >> is it true that that money is now going to have to be picked up by the states, you are shifting some of that money were those provider taxes are no longer going to go to the states? >>

commissioner and the nih-- anto? >> i don't like being here -- here until midnight. but cirtical -- critical items may come up. unfortunately, that does occur. one remedy is to begin our meetings earlier. if there was nothing, we could do this at another time. and we would be getting out at an earlier hour. this is one possible solution. you can only do so much with the calendar. you may have short calendars and you can't cut off the public comment. >>> commissioner fong? >> i concur with both of them, to be more effective at 10;3:30 am than 10:30 pm. i don't want to be backlogged because we are trying to cover certain hours. this may lead to a different discussion about the process and how much public time that takes. and the money. i would ask how much a d.r. costs in comp time or overtime. that is for a larger discussion. we would like that take nup. -- taken up. >> commissioner moore? commissioner moore: to respond, the attempt is to get all of us to perform more efficiently and better. our own efficiency goes down here late at night. it comes as a mutual obligat

virtue of their experience. ♪ >> chris: and as the folks at the inn help them, they know scientists at nih are trying to come up with cures to help other children with the same disease. >> these are hard diseases, be cancer, blood disorders, anemia, genetic diseases in children are very challenging and having the availability of the inn makes it easier for these kids to participate in these programs and answer questions that are important for generations to come. >> chris: what a wonderful place. and children's inn has built another house to handle more families with children with less acute illnesses but still need regular treatment. and that is it for today. have a great week. we'll see you next "fox news captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >>> the thrill of victory has

npr is said that during the last shut down, one of the things she was worried about was animals at nih. >> not decide understands completely the other side -- neither side understands completely the other side. consequences unforeseen. >> the madness of muammar gaddafi and a budget in -- the blood shed in libya. >> revolution. not civil war. only people against the regime. >> something extraordinary is happening in the middle east and that libya is the latest manifestation of it. gaddafi says protesters are on drugs and osama bin laden is behind the whole thing. any predictions as to how this will end, colby? >> it will end badly for him, and that will be a good thing. territory -- he has lost territory to the rebels. in tripoli, they are fighting a bloody resistance, but at the end of the day, he cannot hold the country. what does he get out of this? where does he go? >> what happens to libya at afterwards? is it another somalia, a haven for terrorists? what happens to the oil? >> it is only 2% of oil, but 2% is a lot. it is a special kind of oil and it has a lot of shock value in the

now they're talking about nih cuts, serious, serious cuts, and comes out next week, and it will be promised on an open row with members on both sides. it will be a legislative field day. >> absolutely. it will be shared joy to watch. our democracy working in its own way. the republicans hope to first made to 5% or 6% across-the- board. that way they don't have to identify every program that takes the hit. we've seen not just with the budget, but also the first few floor votes they've taken, what they have lost, the republican majority lost on expanding the patriot act and trying to claw back un money, and was different pieces of the republican caucus breaking away. i=john boehner has the worst job in washington, and right behind is kevin mccarthy, republican whip, who has the vote count. we are in for a really what the time as we move forward with a lot of uncertainty about what will and will not come out of the house. >> if this a case of be careful what you wish for, charles? >> what they are cutting is the 2011 budget, and that started in october 1, 2010. basically only half a year is le

she went to nih. she has been involved in everything. >> reporter: while phyllis' own battle with the disease was helped by antibiotics she is not cured and much work needs to be done for protecting future generation. so for doing something to help educate and eliminate the effects of what can be a crippling disease, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to phyllis mervine. kate kelly, cbs 5. >> to learn more log on to cbssf.com, click on the cbs 5 at the top of the page and then jefferson awards. >>> well, i think men are going to like this story because coming up, scientists made a surprise discovery. the possible cure for baldness. when we come back. accidentally found a cure for ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> researchers studying stress hormones may have accidentally found a cure for baldness. scientists at ucla were investigating how stress affects mice. they treated the rodents with a compound that blocks stress in the gut. months later, though, the bald mice had regrown their fur and young

>> well, the first thing we've done is ignore the advice from the party opposite and increased the nih budget and we would not be making anticipate progress of any of these health issues if we followed the advice of her party and cut it. we need more midwives and making sure they're going in. >> will the prime minister reflect upon the decision taken in the house of lourdes on monday supported by many senior conservatives to have a review in the event of fewer than 4 in 10 people participating in the av referendum. will my right honorable friend consider this compromise to be a reasonable one and consistent with the coalition agreement. and failing that, will he trust his own back benches in a free vote to make their own judgment? >> i have to say my honorable friend we have not had thresholds in previous referendums but i don't think he should be -- i don't think he should be so -- i don't think he should be so down on this. i'm sure -- >> the prime minister's must be heard and all this noise is challenging any comments getting in. >> i'm sure he will work with me to get the turnup ou

she has gone to congress, to the nih. she has put out the newsletters.tarted patient support groups. i mean, she has been involved in everything. >> reporter: and while phyllis' own battle with the disease was helped by antibiotics she says she is not cured and much work remains to be done to protect future generations. so for doing something to help educate and eliminate the effects of what can be a crippling disease, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to phyllis mirvine. kate kelly cbs5. >>> cbs5 weather center in san francisco. still picking up plenty of precipitation. around highway 680 just out of the fremont area now. meanwhile upstream in the northern portion of our bay area. you see a lot of rainfall just crossing over. it looks like we still need our umbrellas tonight. if you are going to be out and about. numbers going down very rapidly into the 40s. it is a cold evening and the winds are still blowing out of the southwest up to a good 25 miles per hour. we will begin to dialpac ever so gently 10 to 15 miles per hour. 33 degrees o

. >> she's educated doctors, gone to congress, to the nih, put out the newsletter, started patient supports. i mean, she has been involved in everything. >> reporter: and while phyllis' own battle with the disease was helped by antibiotics, she says she's not cured, and much work remains to be done to protect future generations. so for doing something to help educate and eliminate the effects of what can be a crippling disease, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to phyllis mervine. kate kelly, cbs 5. >>> 9:25 now, and a bay area event on a scale with the best. a celebration of fish. as we,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> bay area fishermen may have a new spot. the catch is so plentiful, it's being dubbed a trout apalooza. 18,000 pounds of trout were introduced to the body of water, eight times the normal population. the reservoir was retrofitted for earthquakes in 2005 and is only now back to capacity, creating ideal conditions for fishing bonanza, which are few are taking advantage of, even given the rain out there. >> just this week alone, we've put in 18,000 pounds, so it's a big differe

savings in their budgets and the chairman of the rules committee said, we're not talking about cutting nih or cops or foyer firefighters. but we are in this bill. co-ops are going to be cut. firefighters are going to be cut. and important research in the kwlas of cancer, alwazheimer'sa hiv/aids -- we used to come together in a bipartisan way to suppt medical research it's not just about finding cures, 'ses an incredible job creator all over this country. this bill would rescind $2.5 billion for high-speed rail projects that have already been awarded. a loss of over 25,000 new construction js and the cancellation of 76 projects in 40 states. $234 million in cuts to improve our nation's air traffic control system. you know, cuts in the cops hiring program, consuluts in th safer grants which help fund our firefighters. i mean, when we talk about making cuts in those areas, we're not doi anything to help the economy. we're actually making reoveras mr. dicks pointed out more difficult, but we' also putting a lot of jobs at risk. and i want to just talk about another area that never gets talked

savings in their budgets and the chairman of the rules committee said, we're not talking about cutting nih or cops or foyer firefighters. but we are in this bill. co-ops are going to be cut. firefighters are going to be cut. and important research in the kwlas of cancer, alwazheimer'sa hiv/aids -- we used to come together in a bipartisan way to support medical research it's not just about finding cures, it'ses an incredible job creator all over this country. this bill would rescind $2.5 billion for high-speed rail projects that have already been awarded. a loss of over 25,000 new construction jobs and the cancellation of 76 projects in 40 states. $234 million in cuts to improve our nation's air traffic control system. you know, cuts in the cops hiring program, consuluts in th safer grants which help fund our firefighters. i mean, when we talk about making cuts in those areas, we're not doing anything to help the economy. we're actually

it's done out of the nih, very well constructed study, very reputable journal looking at cell phone uses ask people to hold a cell phone up to the right and left sides of their head in the on and off positions respectively, and then using a p.e.t. scan to measure brain activity, known as glucose metabolism, they found that when the phone was in the on position, they actually found increase in activity, shown on the p.e.t. scan in red. >> what's the significance of that increase in activity? >> well, that's the question. and they don't know the answer, erica. they don't know whether these are potentially harmful effects, or, believe it or not, whether they could actually be positive or good effects. and the key thing here is that when you look at the effects of a cell phone, you have to understand that it does produce low level energy, known as electromagnetic radiation. nonionizing radiation. not thought to cause any damage in terms of heating but this study raised questions of, does it do something else? can it lead to free radical damages? can it lead to inflammation? and that's what

the environmental protection agency, and the office of science, of billion dollars being proposed, nih$1 billion, the energy efficiency program would be under $1 billion. and the center for disease control, a budget cut of $755 million. host: the substantial cuts being proposed. it seems as though they are overly ambitious, to make those cuts. but i think we will have quite a battle between the democrats and republicans over setting the spending for just this year. we're talking about the remainder of the fiscal year we are in right now, let alone the budget process that will begin for next year, 2012. those things will be going on simultaneously. host: can you reduce the deficit without reducing income? guest: i think you can. it will be politically unfeasible because of the size of the cuts would not fly. at the concord coalition, we say that everything needs to be on the table. it will take a mix of spending reductions and revenue increases. that is what the commission proposed and another commission that i served on propose that as well. some sort of a mix. host: how did we get to

brought a number of different government agencies to gather -- seven of them, including the epa, cdc, nih, the department of defense, even to. the idea was to bring a work group together that was to develop a national strategy to battle bedbugs. if there was a summit two years ago. this summit was part of the result of that previous summit. the federal bedbug work group was the sponsoring group for the summit that took place the last to do days. host: what results or conclusions did you all come to? guest: a lot of different conclusions. some were not so startling, as there is a lot we do not know about bedbugs. there has been a dearth of research -- research for all of those years that they were not here. the research has only started up in the past six or seven years. there is not much funding for research because bedbugs are not considered a disease- transmitter. they are not a public health past, even though there has been a statement by cdc and epa, that says there are significant, there has not been much research. host: we are joined by congressman gene k. butterfield, a democrat fr

claimed the lives of millions of americans every year the gop spending plan on the floor today cuts the nihbudget by about $1 billion. medical research has proven to expand life expectancy from 50 years in 1911 to nearly eight years more in 2011. can you explain the approach taken with r &d and basic research in the president's plan? some call it spending and others call it investing. >> i am happy to. we have taken a close look at the r &d budget and look beyond traditional boundaries. biomedical research is important that we agree with that. we have an increase in biomedical research. we have looked areas like energy research. we put significant resources into developing the technologies that will make us the most competitive country. these are the technologies of the future. we have to have a comprehensive research agenda in order for us to be in a place where we can out-innovate other countries. it has been an area historical of enormous strength in the united states. we spend more as a country today on research than any other country in the world. there are certain aspects which don't

university of pennsylvania i believe is certainly in the top five, possibly in the nation in terms of nih grants. and we have a few others that are pretty big in the region as well. doing good work, finding solutions to help the challenges that many americans face. so again, you know, look, i'm just the mayor of philadelphia. i do not understand some of these concepts. and whether it's we're going to stop spending, reduce the size of our government, tax cuts, et cetera, i do not understand how this leads to the 15, 16, 18 million americans getting jobs. >> the conclusion here is a would have a devastating impact on a city like philadelphia and many others across the united states of america. >> and i think it does do mr. gresser's point, too. we to look across the pond, that the impact that these kind of draconian reckless and poorly thought-out text -- tax cuts, it's impaired and destroy jobs for middle-class workers in that country. let's not repeat that mistake your. thank you very much. >> mr. scott. >> thank you. it, too, want to thank all of our witnesses for their testimony. it's b

it is recreating a campus model like cdc or nih, and the goal, the long range vision, has been to pullda resources and encourage communication between the component parts, make it a science-based organization, make it collaborative, make it able to move quickly. six centers in fda, drags, bilogic di vices, vet med, advances in tobacco, and -- anyone want to hesitate a guess to which center is not going to be on the new campus? foods. foods is not going to be on the new campus. foods was moved to a beautiful facility near the university of maryland in college part, and that's where it sits, and in some ways, again, this is my personal view, and in my mind, at least, # this reflects a distinction that existed in the agency between the world of food and the world of drugs, devices, and by logics. everybody but foods is over there. why do i say one office, really two? the most important office in fda that if you're not familiar with the agency what you need to know about is the office of regulatory affairs. these are the guys, and i say this mostly joking, these are the guys and women now

to be, what it hopes to be going for, it is creating or recreating a campus model like cdc or like nih. and the goal -- the long-range goal, the long-range vision has been to pull in fda resources and encourage communication between the component parts, make it a science-based organization, make it collaborative, make it facilitate it ability to move quickly. okay. so six centers in fda. drugs, biologics, devices, vet med, the new center for tobacco and, of course, sip sin. interesting point. would anyone like to hazard a guess as to which center is not going to be on the new campus? it's foods. foods is not going to be on the new campus. foods was move today a beautiful facility -- moved to a beautiful facility near the university of maryland in college park, and that's where it sits. and in some ways and, again, this is just, this is my, my personal idiosyncratic view. in some ways in my mind, at least, this reflects this uneasy distinction which has existed in the agency between the world of food and the world of drugs, devices and biologics. so everybody but foods is over there. wh

until recently department of state contracting personnel and assist them reported in the nih contractor performance system, and we're now using cpars. the department it is contractor past performance information into cpars, past performance is checked in pprs, and we have fapiis as a model in pprs with events such as contract terminations for default or not responsibility determinations, recorded by contracting officers in fapiis as they occur. atm is our main acquisition office has been training personnel on cpars in pprs. we have had the navy development group make presentations both in person and via videoconference it when the processor can the navy cpars manual to fit department of state needs. we are very appreciative of the effort in this regard. the department is also anxious to transit workforce in fapiis and we look forward to fai training in that regard. the department state continually strives to improve its contractor oversight including feedback and other agency reviews, both bp sample some performance assessments in cpars from 10 agencies, and i see you have the results u

it is recreating a campus model like cdc or nih, and the goal, the long range vision, has been to pull in fda resources and encourage communication between the component parts, make it a science-based organization, make it collaborative, make it able to move quickly. six centers in fda, drags, bilogic di vices, vet med, advances in tobacco, and -- anyone want to hesitate a guess to which center is not going to be on the new campus? foods. foods is not going to be on the new campus. foods was moved to a beautiful facility near the university of maryland in college part, and that's where it sits, and in some ways, again, this is my personal view, and in my mind, at least, # this reflects a distinction that existed in the agency between the world of food and the world of drugs, devices, and by logics. everybody but foods is over there. why do i say one office, really two? the most important office in fda that if you're not familiar with the agency what you need to know about is the office of regulatory affairs. these are the guys, and i say this mostly joking, these are the guys and women