I certainly agree that we should not be duplicating any existing efforts, and I applaud the administration...

American manufacturing still has great strength and potential. It boasts the highest productivity in the world; it employs 11 million people, and produces $1.7 trillion annually.

Manufacturing is critical for our Nation. It is essential for national security so that we don't need to rely on other countries for our defense.

I think one of the things that we really have to look at is: we invest a tremendous amount in research.

I believe that the National Science Foundation is a good steward of American taxpayer dollars, but it is our job in this subcommittee to be continually vigilant in our oversight.

Any incident of research fraud is troubling. Scientists must always hold themselves and their colleagues to the highest ethical standards.

I would not want to see broad support for the SBIR Program erode because of the dishonest actions of a very small minority of grantees.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses today.

As a former engineer, I understand all too well how much better we need to do in STEM education.

I want to thank Mr. Partynski, first of all, for emphasizing the importance of federal funding for R&D.

You would probably be surprised at how much we--yes, there are things that we disagree on policywise, but for a Chicago Democrat, you might be surprised how much I agree with many things with Chairman Brooks.