Jay Obernolte actually said...

"I think the answer would be no."

"I am hopeful that maybe there is a compromise that can respect the rights that I think we all want to respect."

"we are never going to be able to compete in terms of salary with institutions in the private sector"

"We absolutely need a strong, dedicated, and talented Federal scientific workforce, and we need to make sure that we retain those people and that we recruit the best of what is coming out of our Nation..."