Written statement by Representative Frank Lucas, Ranking Member, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
I'm hopeful that the Department of Commerce will take a pragmatic approach that prioritizes growth and innovation rather than stifling comme...
How long do you think it would be? Give me a timeframe.
Nothing is being done. I came to this meeting because it is apparently the White House that is stopping this or delaying this.
DOD is legally responsible for the cleanup of PFAS contamination that they cause.
But aren't you precluding them from doing cleanup?
I urge you to find a way through to provide support for global COVID control.
It is just a no brainer to spend millions--to spend billions on preparedness to save trillions of dollars in costs.
I sometimes think, you know, we try to do too much at the Federal level, and I am not talking in terms of money.
I am a huge believer in what has been done at the NIH.
I have concerns of my own about the ambitious funding of ARPA-H in the President's budget.
I think that has been a good course for the country.
Thank you for visiting my district, and thank you for the job you do. It is much appreciated.
I think it's just a no-brainer to spend billions [on preparedness] to save trillions.
I totally favor the amount of money we are talking about. I don't have any problem with that.
I think we are going to wake up some day and find out that it is a lot like tobacco.
Americans are much more likely to be killed by a pandemic than by a terrorist.
We are going to try to continue to do what we have been doing since 2015.