It is long overdue. And I appreciate your interest in both competitiveness and innovation.
The markets of tomorrow are not just going to be domestic, they're going to be all over the world.
The longer it takes to get a new device to market, the less certainty investors have and the more capital businesses need.
the President has identified a few areas that he has called for an 'all-hands-on-deck' approach to catalyze breakthroughs.
Too often, our regulatory system has become an impediment to innovation.
One of the areas that we've had the most precipitous decline in the last decade is the slowing of early-stage capital formation.
I think the greatest job and wealth creator in the next 25 years, worldwide, will be the energy sector.
Minnesota, in my State, has led medical innovation for more than 60 years and boasts more than 400 medical device companies.
I'm going to take my inspiration from Senator Lautenberg, here.
I constantly hear complaints about mistreatment of the traveling public by TSA officers.
I think you've got the absolute right background for this position.
your number-one job is to make sure that your TSA employees ensure the safety of the homeland, the safety of our traveling public.
I think there's going to be a lot of management components of this challenge that I look forward to working with you on.
Civil servants ought to act in a civil manner.
You know, the immediate critiques of this bill will be, you know, is it just about squishy livability; you know, is it once again the Federa...
It seems to me--and I think your example earlier was dead on--that when the developer says it is easier to go do that greenfield site, to de...
I believe in the concept and, you know, I am very interested in learning more about this legislation and commend the Chairman and those who ...
But it takes a long time for that to change, and it takes multiple agencies coordinating efforts to bring about that change, and that is whe...
