I feel strongly we need to prioritize investments that deliver real returns to taxpayers and boost our economic competitiveness.

I feel strongly that we need to prioritize investments that deliver real returns to taxpayers and boost our economic competitiveness.

I can appreciate the need to put the funding in for--to get the data.

I think the benefits for STEM education as one of the co-chairs of the STEM Ed Caucus, I think it is very important that we continue to do this work with the Webb Telescope.

Today, only one-third of the undergraduate degrees earned by American students are in a STEM field.

Students with these skill sets are not only needed to change our world with the next vaccine, energy source, or communications system, but also to help drive a thriving American economy.

I find that today's students are equally inspired and energized by the scientific and technological challenges we face in energy and the environment.

Thank you, Chairman Brooks, for holding this hearing; as you know, working to improve STEM education has always been a priority for me.

In a world where nearly everything we do is built on math, science, and technology, these numbers should concern us for America's future.

I want to talk about getting to proof-of-concept programs and talking about I-Corps.

Ultimately I believe that trying to artificially incentivize domestic production will be of greater long-term detriment than benefit.