"I am convinced that a lot of that is a byproduct of us moving now generations away from service."
"we need an evacuation plan and time is of the essence."
"I think we are going to be accountable the next time we have an attack like Pulse Nightclub or San Bernardino."
"these folks--these people who have stood with us are being hunted down as we speak. They are being executed."
"I think we need to take--continue to take a hard look at what our measure of success here, if it is avoiding casualties or if it's protecting the homeland."
"We cannot make these major investments just to see it flow out the back door to our adversaries."
"We are at an inflection point and it is critical for the U.S. to scale up our R&D enterprise."
"It's critical for the United States to scale up our enterprise."
"I'm especially proud of their partnership with the State of Florida, that they engage thousands of high school students by providing precollege STEM education programming focused on aerospace applicat..."
"I'm excited about this hearing. I think it will provide an important opportunity to hear from a variety of stakeholders on how Congress can best leverage and expand the mission of the NSF."
"It's always worth remembering that in its 71-year history the NSF has played a vital role in advancing basic scientific knowledge across the spectrum of disciplines from engineering to biology."