The most problematic issue threatening the NITRD program right now are the cuts and uncertainty in top-line R&D budgets.

The most problematic issues threatening the NITRD program right now are the cuts and uncertainty in top-line R&D budgets.

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Thank you, Mr. Altmire. Next, I want to recognize the Democratic whip, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).

I thank you, Mr. Young. I want to recognize now the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis).

Thank you, Mr. Clay. Next I want to recognize the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).

Thank you, Ms. Schakowsky, for your comments. Next I want to recognize the gentlelady from Texas, who Jerry and I both serve on Transportation and Infrastructure and Science, Space and Technology with, and who's also the ranking member of…

Thank you, Ms. Johnson. Next, I want to recognize the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Altmire).

Thank you very much, Mr. Hoyer. I just want to wrap up here and continue on in talking about Jerry. I know Jerry has been extremely popular among his constituents because he is a lifelong resident of his district and always has been…

Thank you, Ranking Member Butterfield, for yielding and for your support on this bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5865, the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, a bipartisan bill that I introduced to boost…

I continue to believe that we must sustain our investments in scientific research, which means sustaining our investments in our world-class research universities.

I understand how critically important social and behavioral sciences can be in terrorist threat detection.

I am also concerned about in recent years the cuts that DHS has had in its R&D budget, especially the 38 percent drop in funding between fiscal year 2010 and 2012.

I think it is easy for some to forget or not understand how important the R&D is to help keep us safe from the threats that we are facing.

What's the future of our country? Where are the jobs going to come from?

I think that we have to consider why venture capitalists are willing to go in and put their money on the line with only 90 percent failure rate.

I think the future is largely going to come from American innovation.

So what?

I think we have to keep on focusing on innovation, it is the way that our country is going to succeed.

We want to be good stewards of the taxpayers' dollars, and know that it's their money that we're talking about here.

We have heard hours of impassioned speeches on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, most defending all or nothing, and pitting us against them. But the American people aren't interested in the politics. They want us to focus on what we…

In reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman, and I look forward to working with him on this funding issue. I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia

I rise to engage in a colloquy with my good friend from Iowa, the distinguished chairman, Mr. Latham. First, I would like to acknowledge the difficult and challenging job the chairman has had in crafting this bill. I would also like to…

I think that this is one of the most important hearings going on right now up here because everyone wants to know the answer to the question where are the jobs going to come from in our country?

I certainly think that we need to be doing more to leverage the great research universities of our nation and also make sure we do what--all that we can to get the return on investment for all of the federal dollars that go into research…