Pete Domenici: “He has only given us inflation. After all these years, he only gave us inflation this year. And they almost sound as if…”

“He has only given us inflation. After all these years, he only gave us inflation this year. And they almost sound as if he is against them, the President who has funded them more than any President in history. Then we come down to the floor underfunding the National Science Foundation, underfunding research that is going to take place at NASA, underfunding science at DOE. It is never enough. Come to the floor with another amendment saying: This isn't enough. Our 'oink' somehow is not full, and come down here and say: We can't do this; we can't do that. Of course, when you are a big science institute, you can invent something every day that you ought to do. I tell you, a 109-percent increase in 7 years is enough. If I had a little time, they wouldn't get it because I tell you, I would substitute for these other impoverished programs and make you choose. I would make you say you don't want to put any money in NSF. You want to put some more in this one. But I can't do that on this bill. I will get it done one of these days. We are going to have a choice of keeping on funding this place or funding some other science in America before we have none left. I am sorry I took your time.”