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Hearings and Testimonies

Occasionally, NCI subject matter experts are asked to testify before Congress. Find written testimony from previous NCI-specific appropriations hearings or previous hearings that focused on specific cancer research topics.

NCI witness names, titles, and testimonies are provided along with the committee's name that held the hearing.

 

Appropriations

DateCommitteeWitness(es)Testimony
5/23/24Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education AppropriationsDr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, Director, NIH, testified
 
Dr. Bertagnolli was accompanied by:
 
Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell, Director, NCI
 
Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, NHLBI
 
Dr. Richard Hodes, Director, NIA
 
Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, Director, NIAID
 
Dr. Nora Volkow, Director, NIDA
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5/4/23Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, Acting Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Tabak was accompanied by:

Dr. Douglas Lowy, Principal Deputy Director, NCI

Dr. Joshua Gordon, Director, NIMH

Dr. Richard Hodes, Director, NIA

Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA

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5/11/22House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, Acting Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Tabak was accompanied by:

Dr. Douglas Lowy, Acting Director, NCI

Dr. Diana Bianchi, Director, NICHD

Dr. Tony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, NHLBI

Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA

 
5/26/21Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Dr. Ned Sharpless, Director, NCI

Dr. Diana Bianchi, Director, NICHD

Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, NHLBI

Dr. Tony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Dr. Eliseo Perez-Stable, Director, NIMHD

Dr. Bruce Tromberg, Director, NIBIB

 
5/25/21House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Dr. Ned Sharpless, Director, NCI

Dr. Diana Bianchi, Director, NICHD

Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, NHLBI

Dr. Tony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA

 
3/4/20House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Dr. Ned Sharpless, Director, NCI

Dr. Diana Bianchi, Director, NICHD

Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, NHLBI

Dr. Tony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA

 
4/11/19Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Dr. Douglas R. Lowy, Acting Director, NCI

Dr. John Lorsch, Director, NIGMS

Dr. Richard Hodes, Director NIA

Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director, NIDDK

Dr. Tony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA

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4/2/19House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Dr. Douglas R. Lowy, Acting Director, NCI

Dr. Tony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, NHLBI

Dr. Diana Bianchi, Director, NICHD

Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA

 
5/17/18Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Dr. Ned Sharpless, Director, NCI

Dr. Walter Koroshetz, Director, NINDS

Dr. Tony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Dr. Richard Hodes, Director, NIA

Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA

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4/11/18House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Dr. Ned Sharpless, Director, NCI

Dr. Diana Bianchi, Director, NICHD

Dr. Tony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA

 
6/22/17Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Dr. Douglas R. Lowy, Acting Director, NCI

Dr. Gary Gibbons, Director, NHLBI

Dr. Tony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Dr. Richard Hodes, Director, NIA

Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA

Dr. Joshua Gordon, Director, NIMH

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4/7/16Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Dr. Douglas R. Lowy, Acting Director, NCI

Dr. Walter Koroshetz, Director, NINDS

Dr. Richard J. Hodes, Director, NIA

Dr. Christopher Austin, Director, NCATS

Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA

Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request - NCI Written Testimony

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3/16/16House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Dr. Douglas R. Lowy, Acting Director, NCI

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director, NIAID

Dr. Richard J. Hodes, Director, NIA

Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA

Institute and Center Directors did not provide written testimony for this hearing.
10/7/15Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Drs. Douglas R. Lowy, Acting Director, NCI;

Griffin P. Rodgers, Director, NIDDK;

Walter J. Koroshetz, Director, NINDS;

Jon Lorsch, Director, NIGMS;

Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA

Institute and Center Directors did not provide written testimony for this hearing.

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4/30/15Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Drs. Douglas R. Lowy, Acting Director, NCI

Anthony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Gary Gibbons, Director, NHLBI;

Jon Lorsch, Director, NIGMS

Tom Insel, Director, NIMH

Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request - NCI Written Testimony

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3/26/14House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis Collins, Director, NIH, testified.

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Drs. Harold Varmus, Director, NCI

Anthony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Gary Gibbons, Director, NHLBI

Story Landis, Director, NINDS

Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request - NCI Written Testimony
5/15/13Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis Collins, Director, NIH

Dr. Harold Varmus, Director, NCI

Anthony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Gary Gibbons, Director, NHLBI

Richard Hodes, Director, NIA

Story Landis, Director, NINDS

Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request - NCI Written Testimony

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3/28/12Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis Collins, Director, NIH

Dr. Harold Varmus, Director, NCI

Anthony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Griffin Rodgers, Director, NIDDK

Richard Hodes, Director, NIA

Thomas Insel, Acting Director, NCATS

Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request - NCI Written Testimony

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3/20/12House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis Collins, Director, NIH

Dr. Harold Varmus, Director, NCI

Anthony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Lawrence Tabak, Deputy Director, NIH

Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request - NCI Written Testimony
5/11/11Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Dr. Francis Collins, Director, NIH

Dr. Harold Varmus, Director, NCI

Griffin Rodgers, Director, NIDDK

Anthony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Susan Shurin, Acting Director, NHLBI

Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request - NCI Written Testimony

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Cancer Research

DateCommitteeWitness(es)Testimony
8/23/18Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Dr. Ned Sharpless, Director, NCI

Dr. Diana Bianchi, Director, NICHD

Dr. Tony Fauci, Director, NIAID

Dr. Richard Hodes, Director, NIA

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7/25/18House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health

Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, NIH, and Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner, FDA testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Dr. Ned Sharpless, Director, NCI

Dr. Stephanie Devaney, All of Us Research Program

 
10/7/15Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, NIH, testified

Dr. Collins was accompanied by:

Dr. Douglas R. Lowy, Acting Director, NCI

Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers, Director, NIDDK

Dr. Walter J. Koroshetz, Director, NINDS

Dr. Jon R. Lorsch, Director, NIGMS

Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director, NIDA

NIH: Investing in a Healthier Future (Institute and Center Directors did not provide written testimony for this hearing.)

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7/17/2014Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Research and TechnologyHarold Varmus, M.D., Director, National Cancer Institute, testified.Policies to Spur Innovative Medical Breakthroughs from Laboratories to Patients
5/7/2014Senate Special Committee on AgingHarold Varmus, M.D., Director, National Cancer Institute, testified.

Fight Against Cancer: Challenges, Progress, and Promise

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6/19/12Senate Cancer CoalitionDr. Barbara Wold, Director, Center for Cancer Genomics, NCIPreventing and Treating Cancer in the 21st Century: Seeking the Right Treatment at the Right Time
4/14/10House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on HealthDeborah M. Winn, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, NCI

Smokeless Tobacco: Impact on the Health of our Nation's Youth and Use in Major League Baseball

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3/23/10House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on HealthAnna D. Barker, Ph.D., Deputy Director, NCINational Cancer Institute Research: Today's Progress; Tomorrow's Challenges
3/4/10House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformWilliam Dahut, M.D., Clinical Director, NCI, Chief, GU/GYN Clinical Research Section, Medical Oncology Branch, NCIProstate Cancer Research at the National Institutes of Health
10/7/09House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on HealthStephen Taplin, M.D., M.P.H., Chief of Applied Cancer Screening Research Branch, NCIBreast Cancer Screening Improvement Means Considering the Entire Process
9/14/09Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related AgenciesDr. Robert Hoover, Director, Epidemiology and Biostatics Program, DCEG, NCI

Statement for the Record on The Health Effects of Cell Phone Use

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9/25/08House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Domestic PolicyDr. Robert Hoover, Director, Epidemiology and Biostatics Program, DCEG, NCIStatement for the Record on Cell Phone Use and Tumors
9/9/08House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations & OversightDr. Jim Vaught, Deputy Director, Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research, NCIBiorepository Policies and Practices at the National Institutes of Health
5/21/08House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on HealthDr. Deborah Winn, Associate Director, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program, NCINIH Research on the Role of the Environment in Breast Cancer Development and Progression
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