Paul Broun

So formally we don't really know.

It doesn't make any sense for us to borrow more money from China and then use it to buy foreign renewable energy components.

How might the imposition of tariffs aid domestic manufacturers?

I urge my colleagues to support the Sportsmen's Heritage Act so that future generations can continue to hunt, fish, and enjoy the God-given natural resources that were bestowed upon this country.

What the American people want is to see leadership.

I have a very strong opinion about property rights, including intellectual property.

Thank you, Ms. Lofgren.

I thank the panel for your testimony, appreciate you all getting through it and I apologize for rushing all of you.

Hearing no objection, so ordered.

Thank you, Dr. Taylor. You were just dead-on.

Thank you. I am honored to be among such a distinguished committee and panel of witnesses.

We want to see the strongest possible system for sharing and preserving knowledge emerge from this transition period.

I believe we should take the time to hear from all interested parties, encourage the Federal science agencies to move their efforts forward, and refrain at this time from prejudging the best outcome through prescriptive legislation.

We all must work together to ensure that the various interests involved are treated fairly.

One size fits all, is that appropriate?

Taxpayers rightfully expect access to research they have funded.

Society's expectations of transparency are clearly increasing.

The Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight will now come to order.

How can President Obama justify asking for more than a half a billion dollars in additional funding for his preferred green programs?

It seems to me that DOE has repeatedly proven that this Administration is clueless when it comes to making good business investments.

I believe that the Federal Government should not be picking winners and losers in the marketplace.

Cybersecurity is extremely important to me as an individual, and I think it is important to Mr. Tonko and all of us here on this committee.

I see a tremendous vulnerability for a very sensitive underbelly of our own economic security as well as potential defense security through NASA.

The government is already responsible for securing its own networks and information--a task that it has executed with mixed success.

Openness, however, does not come without risk.