"I think the evidence is clear from all of the witnesses that right now in the United States we are facing a shortage of high-skilled workers in technology, advanced manufacturing that our employers ar..."
"So I think the short-term solution for that of course is comprehensive immigration reform. That includes increasing the H-1B visas."
"I believe education should always be a national obsession but a local possession, and relying on local stakeholders, I think, can really guide us."
"I am excited to learn more about the work that the DOE is doing in partnership with industry and our national laboratories."
"Many of the most pressing issues of our time can be solved through investments in high-performance computing."
"A focus of today's hearing is the development of an exascale computing capability."
"I have always believed whether it was as a local city councilman or a sitting Member of Congress that the government works best when we can share our resources with the private sector."
"It doesn't serve anyone any good if we are just doing the research in the government and not transferring that research out to the private sector."
"The transfer out makes us more efficient, can reduce healthcare costs, and also more importantly, especially in our area, it can create private-sector jobs on top of the thousands of jobs that already..."
"Going toward a more leaner and meaner model, right?"
"Can you tell me more about Livermore's work to address industrial and medical research needs?"
"I appreciate your comments about providing more certainty to our national laboratories."