Hearings and Testimonies
NCI Director Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell
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
| Date | Committee | Witness(es) | Testimony |
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| 5/23/24 | Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations | Dr. 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 |
Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 5/4/23 | Senate 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 |
Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 5/11/22 |
House 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 |
Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 5/26/21 |
Senate 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 |
Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 5/25/21 |
House 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 |
Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 3/4/20 | House 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 |
Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 4/11/19 | Senate 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 |
Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 4/2/19 | House 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 |
Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 5/17/18 | Senate 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 |
Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 4/11/18 | House 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 |
Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 6/22/17 | Senate 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 |
Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 4/7/16 | Senate 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 Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 3/16/16 | House 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. Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 10/7/15 | Senate 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. Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 4/30/15 | Senate 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 Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 3/26/14 | House 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 |
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5/15/13 |
Senate 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 Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
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3/28/12 |
Senate 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 Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
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3/20/12 |
House 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 |
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5/11/11 |
Senate 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 Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
Cancer Research
| Date | Committee | Witness(es) | Testimony |
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| 8/23/18 | Senate 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 |
Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 7/25/18 | House 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 |
Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 10/7/15 | Senate 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.) Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
| 7/17/2014 | Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology | Harold Varmus, M.D., Director, National Cancer Institute, testified. | Policies to Spur Innovative Medical Breakthroughs from Laboratories to Patients |
| 5/7/2014 | Senate Special Committee on Aging | Harold Varmus, M.D., Director, National Cancer Institute, testified. |
Fight Against Cancer: Challenges, Progress, and Promise Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
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6/19/12 |
Senate Cancer Coalition |
Dr. Barbara Wold, Director, Center for Cancer Genomics, NCI |
Preventing and Treating Cancer in the 21st Century: Seeking the Right Treatment at the Right Time |
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4/14/10 |
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health |
Deborah 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 Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
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3/23/10 |
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health |
Anna D. Barker, Ph.D., Deputy Director, NCI |
National Cancer Institute Research: Today's Progress; Tomorrow's Challenges |
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3/4/10 |
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform |
William Dahut, M.D., Clinical Director, NCI, Chief, GU/GYN Clinical Research Section, Medical Oncology Branch, NCI |
Prostate Cancer Research at the National Institutes of Health |
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10/7/09 |
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health |
Stephen Taplin, M.D., M.P.H., Chief of Applied Cancer Screening Research Branch, NCI |
Breast Cancer Screening Improvement Means Considering the Entire Process |
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9/14/09 |
Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
Dr. Robert Hoover, Director, Epidemiology and Biostatics Program, DCEG, NCI |
Statement for the Record on The Health Effects of Cell Phone Use Watch the hearing and find other documents on the committee website |
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9/25/08 |
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Domestic Policy |
Dr. Robert Hoover, Director, Epidemiology and Biostatics Program, DCEG, NCI | |
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9/9/08 |
House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations & Oversight |
Dr. Jim Vaught, Deputy Director, Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research, NCI |
Biorepository Policies and Practices at the National Institutes of Health |
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5/21/08 |
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health |
Dr. Deborah Winn, Associate Director, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program, NCI |
NIH Research on the Role of the Environment in Breast Cancer Development and Progression |