Political Quotes

“I rise to speak in support of title VI of S. 4, the National Competitiveness Act of 1994. Title VI establishes the Information Technology Applications Act of 1994. This act amends and builds on the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991. The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, which I chair, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, chaired by my distinguished colleague from South Carolina, Mr. Hollings, worked together in crafting the 1991 act. Again, our committees have worked together and developed the Information Technology Application Act of 1994. The program established by the administration pursuant to the High- Performance Computing Act of 1991, the High-Performance Computing and Communications Program or the HPCC Program, is an important Federal investment in high-performance computing and communications technologies, which are critical to the competitiveness and national security of the United States. The HPCC Program has been universally proclaimed as a success, both in the results achieved and in the manner in which agencies have coordinated their programs together.”