"if we are going to invest in anything in our country, if we are going to ask the federal government to have a role in resourcing a lot of this R&D, then it is going to face continued and escalating pressure from the mandatory outlays that continue to consume a larger and larger share of federal reso..."
"we had billions and billions of dollars of improper payments and there has to be a way that we can get after those without unnecessarily burdening ourselves."
"Our nation's strong innovation ecosystem has always been driven by the pioneering spirit on which America was founded."
"I expect within the next several days there will be a major announcement of a funding source for a major research institute on our very own campus in Fayetteville, Arkansas."
"I am very concerned that Congress is on the verge of making it worse, because if Congress gives states a powerful incentive to stay locked down, then that is going to continue to retard the recovery."
"I believe that, eventually, net interest on the debt is probably going to exceed what we spend on national security, which would be unheard of, in my opinion."
"I am concerned that this Committee ought to be focused on a large and growing crisis that threatens income security programs for all Americans."
"I subscribe to the notion that deficits and debt do matter, because eventually we are going to become a credit risk."
"I would assume I would get an affirmative response from every single one of you that in a future infrastructure package the ability for this country to get rural broadband... is important."
"Everyone here agrees that when a crisis occurs the federal government has to act."
"Thank you for driving down and at least warming a chair there in the Budget hearing room."