Political Quotes

“I rise as a cosponsor of H. Con. Res. 108 to congratulate the National Science Foundation on 50 years of exemplary service. From its rocky start and meager initial budgets, the NSF has bloomed into a shining example of government success, producing developments and innovations whose benefits are, frankly, immeasurable in either economic or societal terms. From its creation in 1950, the NSF has grown from a relatively minor agency which funded only a small portion of the meritorious proposals that are received, to the primary source of support for nonmedical research at our Nation's colleges and universities. Approximately 1,800 academic institutions receive funds from the National Science Foundation each year supporting thousands of researchers and projects. Developments from research originally funded by NSF grants permeate our lives. No American citizen can say that he or she has been unaffected by the advancements that science has brought. From the common plastics that preserve our food to the complex microprocessors that drive our computer age, from natural discoveries in the environment to synthetic developments in the labs, from fossils to fiberoptics, the NSF has been there to foster and nurture the research that led to these wondrous discoveries and lay the foundation for the discoveries of tomorrow.”