"I think this is--actually, it really comes from the Peterson Institute, the thought behind it. And when I saw this, I just thought this is something we can and should do."
"I did not support the debt limit as a mechanism for controlling spending, which is something I agree."
"The reaction to a default, a potential default, has been huge."
"I sometimes introduce myself as saying I represent 100 percent of the strategic reserve of physicists in the United States Congress."
"I was really struck with his genuine enthusiasm, you know, for the science they do and his willingness to advocate for the science program."
"I was impressed actually by the bipartisan support for advanced battery development."
"This is crucial to, you know, the continuing development there."
"Which will be the world leader and should reclaim, you know, something in an area where frankly it's under threat from China."
"Thanks also for your commitment to complete the construction of the LBNF DUNE neutrino initiative at Fermilab."
"One of the large cost drivers in any of this sort of project is the high level specification on the probability of loss of crew."
"I just want to thank you and, I guess, apologize for the attention deficit disorder of Congress on this sort of issue."
"This has been an ongoing crisis for more than a generation."