And I also think, Mr. Chairman, you have a very good bill--S. 583, Building a Stronger America Act--and I'd like to be included as a co-sponsor on your bill, because I think----

I'm very proud of. Sandia is in Albuquerque, New Mexico. And it's one of these quality institutions that's always out there on the cutting edge.

New Mexico is home to five science parks that employ more than 4,200 people.

Only too often in this town, strangely enough, we talk about the global economy, and then we reason, in completely local, often inside-the-Beltway, terms.

I want to thank Chairman Pryor for holding this hearing today and for his leadership in promoting innovation and job growth through stronger science parks.

China, in particular, is a leading practitioner of research-park strategy for economic and regional development.

Countries as diverse as China, Singapore, France, and Mexico are undertaking very substantial national efforts to develop research parks of significant scale and significant scientific and innovative potential.

Senator Pryor's bill to promote science parks, the 'Building a Stronger America Act,' would help research parks across America by providing grants and loan guarantees.

I am proud that Sandia Science and Technology Park, located in Albuquerque, was recognized by the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) as the Nation's 'Outstanding Research Park of the Year' in 2008.

In order to preserve our Nation, we have to preserve liberty.

I think--and it's hard--what you're saying is, we're all Americans.

We must learn from their difficulties and maintain our focus on the demonstration of commercial-scale Mo-999 production

Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Member Murkowski, and Committee Members, thank you for the opportunity to testify

I thank Senator Bingaman and the committee for your continued leadership in supporting this legislation

If this bill becomes law, I hope that the department places an emphasis to work on the needs of industry to make this transition because, ultimately, it is the industry that will produce the isotopes that we need.

the National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO) recognizes your leadership in developing the next generation of national energy policy.

I've long supported trying to put in place a cap-and-trade mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

I think Senator Murkowski is right, I mean, the goal here, is to raise the price of carbon.