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.

I understand that the budget includes a $25 million increase to create Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Centers, MTACs, as part of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, MEP program.

I believe that this is a broad mission and I don't believe the budget request is pushing NIST outside of its core competencies.

Every second, this is so exciting. And I know that the people who work with you and collaborate with you and the people at NIST and--have the most exciting lives in all of this research.

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.

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