"This is the type of thing that we have been known for in the past, and I think it's large in part not just to investment but to the freedom that we have to investigate and explore."
"We're leading the Nation in health IT and a lot of innovations and discoveries but yet our biggest challenge has been filling those jobs with innovators just seemed to be a lack of inspiration."
"Are you all aware of this?"
"As the Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee, I will continue to ask questions and demand answers until we are satisfied that federal departments and agencies are making decisions in the best interes..."
"I am still waiting for complete answers from the Administration to questions I posed."
"It is clear that our federal systems are not adequately protected."
"This Administration owes it to the American people to significantly improve this deplorable standing."
"I hope that today's hearing will shed some light on the complex schedule and cost demands facing NOAA's weather satellite programs."
"With our reliance on GPS weather data, Mr. Chairman, I'm afraid that without accurate weather, these incidents would be more frequent."
"It's time for Congress to make a change. When existing law is unworkable, Congress must listen to experts and adjust the law as it is needed."
"I think the world is turned upside down when we have the business community advocating for more government regulation and the environmental community advocating for not."