Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to again thank full committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson for cosponsoring. I want to thank Ranking Member Lucas, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Webster for cosponsoring--Mr. Webster as the lead Republican cosponsor on this bill now and in the previous Congress. Mr. Webster talked about being an engineer. I was an engineer and then an academic; although, I wasn't an academic as an engineer. I was a political scientist. But I understand that a lot of scientists, engineers, political scientists have a lot of great ideas, a lot of great research. We as taxpayers put a lot of money into this research. There are a lot of great ideas that come out of it, the possibility for great innovations. I will always remember when I first met with Steve Blank and saw him teaching the course that was the basis for I-Corps out of Stanford University. I thought this made complete sense to me, to be able to teach scientists and engineers, teach them how to be entrepreneurs, teach them how to develop ideas into new products, new services, and, hopefully, new American jobs. The I-Corps program has been one of the most successful programs that I have seen during my time in Washington, D.C. This bill will help to advance that, and in doing so, help advance American innovation. I think that is a goal that we can all embrace.…”