Cedric Richmond actually said...

We all know these are challenging budget times, especially as the appropriations process is upon us.

Striving to do more with less is always the hallmark of an efficiently-run business or Government program.

Thank you, Chairman Ratcliffe for yielding, and thank you for convening this hearing on the Science and Technology Directorate.

As a result, we produced a comprehensive, bipartisan bill, which passed the House unanimously in 2010.