"It is vital that our Federal agencies have the authority to recruit and retain vital scientific talent."
"I just wanted to say we actually do have, proudly, have someone, head of the National Cancer Institute, that won a Nobel prize."
"the annual reporting requirement is something I think all of us certainly could easily agree with and should."
"I think it is important for the subcommittee to hear from the Consumer Product Safety Commission about its activities."
"The play yard standard is significant because it was a dangerous product that led to Danny's death."
"I believe it is absolutely critical that we continue to support and uphold the fundamentals of this historic legislation."
"CPSIA was a bipartisan effort. It passed the House 424 to 1."
"I don't think that most consumers would think this is about a feverish regulatory pace of finally getting this done."
"We are spending sometimes $100,000 training individuals in the military, and then they come home, and this skill, these skills are not recognized."
"I am glad I voted against that bill that calls for mindless sequestrations on the budget, domestic spending as well as defense spending."
"We have to address this Nation's energy and environmental issues or future generations will lose out."
"We can't simply stick our heads in the sand and hope these problems go away."