STEM education and educating the next generation is probably one of the most important things that we can do as a Nation.

I'm very excited to see how much the private sector has stepped up on these issues in the last few years.

I think the inspiration part of it especially is critically important.

I think that is very important, what you are doing.

They are not looking necessarily for a college degree but with the basic skills needed to do some of these jobs in manufacturing.

The bigger challenge to the progress of science is not misconduct, but rather poor methodology and bad statistical analysis that take a long time to uncover.

The more data are open, the faster we will validate new theories and overturn old ones.

Thank you, Chairman Bucshon. I think this is our third hearing in three weeks, and we have another one next week that I will now label you the hardest-working Chairman in Washington, D.C.

The movement toward open data is not primarily about scientific integrity; it is mostly about speeding up the process of scientific discovery and innovation.

The U.S. has for decades represented the world's gold standard for scientific integrity.

The United States has for decades represented the world's gold standard for scientific integrity. But no one should mistake this observation as an argument for complacency.