And so, that is going to have a long-term drag on our economic growth, and I think that people should pay attention to that.

the proposed 28 percent cut to the State Department budget is a step backwards.

For 7 years, Republicans have been making promises about their secret healthcare plan. They said that under their plan, nobody would have to carry health insurance if they did not want to; and then when they got sick, they could demand…

I do feel lonely from time to time.

I thank Ranking Member Waters for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.J. Res. 41 and in support of the SEC rule requiring resource extraction companies to disclose payments to governments. Historically, payment for resources…

This weekend we saw millions of Americans march in cities and towns across the country and around the world--far more than attended the inauguration the day before. I joined the march in Chicago, where one of the most visible concerns was…

This cost analysis should include the long-term and especially the security-related costs of the high-enriched versus low-enriched uranium.

I join my Republican and Democratic colleagues in supporting the National Quantum Initiative.

I was disappointed to see that this bill explicitly does not fund the participating agencies to start several new activities.

I'm proud that Congress is operating on the advice of top scientists is willing to take that risk.

My amendment is designed to encourage NASA to have a hard look at reducing or eliminating the use of high-enriched uranium.

I'm pleased to see that this comprehensive bill authorizing funding for the Department of Energy Office of Science includes two important projects: Argonne's Advanced Photon Source and Fermilab's Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility.

The Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois, will power the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.

Without it, the United States will lose its global leadership in x-ray science.

High-enriched uranium is one of the most dangerous materials on earth because of its direct significance for potential use in nuclear weapons.

My amendments would simply direct the Secretary to identify and, to the extent possible, to quantify the potential benefits to stakeholders of the Low Dose Radiation Research Program and different components of it.

I believe that my amendment will help insure not only the best use of DOE's limited resources but also the long-term success of the Low Dose Radiation Research Program.

the fact that the sponsors of this bill were able to find one of those 1.54 million professors that support this bill I think speaks volumes about the level of support by academics and scientists for this bill.

Congress needs the OTA now more than ever, and what we should be talking about is this rather than other things we're discussing today.

I urge this Subcommittee to provide full and robust funding for the Department of Energy's high-energy physics account.

The United States has been at the forefront of innovation and progress largely due to our investment in scientific research.

I am proud to be offering this bipartisan bill with my colleague, Mr. Hultgren from Illinois.

one of the most important inputs to monetary policy is inflation

Second, thorough analysis of the institutions presently categorized as SIFIs but not G-SIBs requires more than a year. The bill today rightly looks to characteristics that are important in assessing systemic risk, but it does not provide…

I am Congressman Bill Foster, and I am proud to represent the 11th District of Illinois. In our district, we have vibrant immigrant communities from all over the world. I have met many DREAMers, both at home in Illinois and right here in…