"I have seen firsthand how this program has worked in the Boston area."
"I realize that there are concerns regarding proprietary information related to SBIR, STTR programs, particularly when the SBIR grant is related to the Department of Defense."
"Where traditional metrics, such as how many jobs are created, revenues created, or companies created, are not applicable, we look for output measures instead, like papers and patents."
"As a recent Iraq veteran, I am concerned about the fact that 5 years after we left we now have go to back."
"I think that this is partly about conserving taxpayer dollars...but even more importantly it is about responding to the next threats."
"I would respectfully request that we entertain that discussion as part of our debate about the F-35."
"Creative entrepreneurs like Cassie make our economy stronger, and we need their input to ensure the laws we make are working for every day Americans."
"it is really a political failure in Iraq today, and I think we all agree on that."
"if we don't know what the long-term plan is, then I am not sure it is worth putting these troops at risk in Iraq today."
"I want to make sure that we do have a long-term, enduring political plan so that whatever effort is made by these 450 and others on the ground in Iraq today, it doesn't go to waste."
"sometimes when we are protecting jobs back here at home, we are putting lives at risk overseas."
"We need transparency to know if reform efforts are working."