Political Quotes

For the past 180 years, the Smithsonian Institution has been committed to sharing objective historical evidence through research and education, not political narratives.

Last week, I raised this issue with Secretary McMahon, and I’m pleased she agreed to expedite the obligation of the funds for the Alaska Native Education Program grants that Congress appropriated earlier this year.

The National Science Foundation’s decision to leave the Ocean Observatories Initiative’s buoys in place is a massive win for coastal communities and fishermen around the country.

“The politicization—even weaponization—of the Department did not start with this administration but has accelerated during it,”