Bill Foster

I urge you to include $20 million to continue this R&D on LEU fuel.

Developing energy storage technology will be critical as greener but more intermittent sources like wind and solar become a larger part of our generation mix.

Our facilities, our labs really are the jewels in the crown, and we have to make sure that they stay that way.

Show some--well, if not some stiffness of spine, some--at least some viscosity of spine in these negotiations with the Administration.

If we don't allocate enough money, we're going to have a second-rate science program and some projects that will fail for sure to deliver themselves on time and on budget.

The budget here is not adequate.

As part of our work on the Artificial Intelligence Task Force, we have been wrestling with what is sometimes referred to as the accuracy-fairness tradeoff.

We're hoping to get into the COMPETES Act to really make that a permanent U.S. policy, which would be transformative.

We're about to reach the point where the total cost of ownership of electric vehicles will be less than internal combustion vehicles.

We want to staple a green card to their Ph.D. thesis.

I have to say, I'm very impressed at the Biden Administration's stance toward that.

Should they be the free democracies of the world, which would be my preference.

I'd like you to consider if you would and get back to us with a rough estimate of what would be involved in restoring the original scientific scope that was planned.

When I look at in the Office of Science you have many ongoing construction projects at any time, and essentially all of the construction projects have just been clobbered by a combination of COVID and supply chain difficulties and, you…

The technology was essentially proven at a small scale at Argonne National Lab, and then it is now--it's now to the point where I think they had a semitruck driving around the National Mall powered by corn ethanol.

I'd like to actually give you a little more chance to brag about some of the successes of the SBIR programs.

I urge you, it seemed very much in line with the Biden Administration's push towards getting the free democracies of the world to act coherently.

I do want to touch on something that I believe is just at the core of developing any well-regulated digital asset ecosystem.

I understand that you will be giving a speech tomorrow regarding digital asset regulation.

And one thing that's not really a technical issue but I've been very struck, as all of us have, trying--you know, we're trying to convince people who are hesitant to get vaccinated.

We have abundant data to show exactly who is at highest risk for poor outcomes.

We represent the American public here in the House, and we should trust our constituents to do what is needed to overcome this pandemic.

We have the opportunity to meet future COVID surges with clearer eyes and stronger tools.

Misinformation must be confronted thoughtfully and aggressively.

We must seize the opportunity to build upon what we've learned.