Bill Nelson

Well, the information that I have is contrary to that.

The President's budget cuts $200 million from the 2010 levels across the Federal Government in STEM education.

I think energy already provides us a rich array of examples in that domain.

The President is requesting $24 million for this Interoperability Standards for Emerging Technologies

If you all are still developing these things 10 years from now that is going to be too late.

What I would like is a report on your timetable.

Well, they are ready to go out there in the private sector, because they are setting up these electronic medical records as we speak.

Are there other emerging technologies that NIST should be working on with industry to develop interoperable standards?

I look forward to working with this Committee to make the vision of the President's FY 2012 Budget proposal a reality.

By sustaining our investments in fundamental research, we can ensure that America remains at the forefront of scientific capability.

This Administration will ensure that America remains at the epicenter of the ongoing revolution in scientific research and technological innovation.

Only by sustaining those investments are we going to be able to assure future generations of Americans a society and a place in the world worthy of the history of this great nation.

Remember that it has fueled the creation of the laser, the Internet, and GPS.

If we are cutting out the R&D, you are starting to eat your seed corn so that you don't have a crop to plant for next year.

A lot of our technological dominance today is a result of investments in research and technology.

Well, we are just delighted that you are here.

There was a malfunction on reentry on one of the Soyuz. Is that problem corrected, in your opinion?

Both of you did the space walk at the same time?

I am one that always believed that, you know, adversity, sometimes we hear that adversity builds character but I am more that adversity exposes character.

He speaks fluent Hebrew and fluent Arabic, not a shabby start for an Ambassador to Israel.

We have an extraordinary individual that I can commend to this committee because I know him very well.

This is one of the prouder moments that I have had to introduce a nominee to any of our committees.

In this new world in which we live the Foreign Service becomes all the more important.

Please provide estimated impacts, at each NASA center, for the $298 million cross agency support reductions in the proposed long term House CR (H.R. 1).

I happen to be someone that thinks that we can develop the commercial crew capability, and that we can do it rather expeditiously.