Zoe Lofgren actually said...

"These national qualities ensured that we were on the right side of the global brain drain that has been occurring for the last two centuries."

"That is in my bill. I mean, to limit this to research institutions is essential."

"Without a doubt, our country came to be the greatest on the planet in less than 200 years due to its unique ability to attract the best and brightest minds from around the world and have them become A..."

"The fact that we became the strongest economic and military power on Earth was not fate; it wasn't an entitlement; it wasn't just given to us. It was earned."