Mike Honda

I think this is what Congress is all about, where we talk about very substantive issues. And this is one of those most important issues because it affects our relationship with other countries, other States, and other indigenous people…

I think that the state of California has benefitted by your work, but I think that the state of California and perhaps other states have suffered because of the impositions that Congress has placed upon you.

In 5 seconds, Federal moneys cannot be used for State elections. State elections cannot be used for private kinds of elections. That is what they were saying. It is not about race.

if the only currency our youngsters go to school with is time, and every day that we talk about things that should be, that could be, that isn't, then that is the investment that we lose from them and they get nothing out of it.

Is it not time to look at the public education as if it were a civil right?

I am a big supporter of drug courts. And believe that model has worked for some populations.

The most dramatic change has been in the general field of research and development in energy.

It is difficult to teach innovation, Mr. Honda. But I think that an environment can be created where students could learn it.

We need to engage India and China, we need to provide that leadership because, that is the right thing to do.

No, but we can be the leader. We can take the high road.

we invest in science and technology because the only hope for the future of the country, and for our civilization, and for our economy, is the investments in science and technology were made so that we will in fact benefit from it.

We need more basic research, which we used to cut, and cut, and cut.

Are we worried more about the system and the infrastructure and the cost of it or are we worried about figuring out what the child needs?

the investment is not an option. It is essential to the future.

But the United States still inspires people. People still, I think, would rather live in the United States.

The idea of having guaranteed funding for the sciences with a growth factor, of course, plus asking you to be honest and critical.

We know good and well through the assessment what that child really needs, but we cannot afford it.

We have to be as policymakers clear on everything that we do and responsible to the future.

the lack or failure of political leadership is not an option.

American universities lose about half their students along the way.

There is no magic in what they do, because the same thing that recent immigrants from Europe had done, it is called hard work and rigor.

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