NIST is an economic engine for this Nation.

It simply makes sense to leverage Federal resources to bring companies together to solve common challenges.

Whether we like it or not, the truth is that most of our competitors are putting significant and targeted resources towards helping businesses.

In this time of painfully high unemployment, we need NIST's expertise more than ever.

We need NIST's expertise more than ever.

That is what we should be concerned about: jobs, jobs, jobs.

NIST is an economic engine for this nation.

We need strategic investments in research, development, and education.

I am pleased to see that the budget request includes an additional $5 million to support NIST's work in the area of disaster resilience.

I am pleased that the President's budget recognizes the importance of NIST.

We can and must do all that we can to make sure that our communities have the capacity and the tools they need to respond and recover from these events.