WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jim Banks issued the following press release:

Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and National Institute of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya visited with Purdue University's Office of Research Leadership.

Earlier this month, Senator Banks discussed the importance of fair health research funding for Indiana universities with Dr. Bhattacharya during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing titled "Modernizing the National Institutes of Health: Faster Discoveries, More Cures." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YmXMe17R5Y)

Senator Jim Banks: "It was great to welcome NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to Purdue today. I'm grateful for his work modernizing the NIH to give worl...