Let me change subjects, before my time is up, because last week, during our hearings, a few of the witnesses suggested that bin Laden's death would give some opportunity for further, or more, negotiations with Taliban members in…

I believe that we should continue to ask those questions in the coming months and hopefully we will have some answers.

I took the opportunity yesterday in an Armed Services Committee subcommittee to ask Department of Defense officials who have been responsible for maintaining our military technological edge what the impact would be on DOD's research if…

I think finally we were able to get the bipartisan support that was required.

I think it's important to point out that they were very supportive of the passage of the treaty.

I have some legislation that would encourage robotic competitions and other kinds of extracurricular ways to get young people involved in the STEM subjects.

I was really pleased to hear you mention SBIR because that's a program that I have heard from so many companies in New Hampshire that they've benefited from.

If there are ways that I or I'm sure this committee can help, we would very much like to do that.

most Afghans don't want to see the Taliban return.

I think it's fitting, as I'm sure people have said already, that we're having this discussion the day--2 days after Osama bin Laden has been killed.

the current approach to negotiations... appears to be almost counterproductive.

poll after poll shows that the Taliban do not have widespread support.

it is critical that Congress receives detailed information on the specific industrial bases or technologies that shortfalls have been identified that Title III could address.

SBIR is one answer, but by itself, insufficient. How is DOD addressing start-up funding vital to getting many of our small contractors off the ground?

Could you elaborate on implementation plans for this program?

the National Defense Education Program (NDEP) has been reduced in this year's budget request so that there will be approximately 50 fewer graduating students in the SMART program per year that will be available for employment at DOD…

The Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Program serves a critical role to ensure domestic production capacity for items essential for national defense.

how do we ensure that ideas in the seed stage of development continue to be funded?