04/16/2018
https://www.congress.gov...
"Even today, U.S. researchers continue to search for the next big thing, that game changing innovation."
"When government investment in R&D shrinks or stagnates, the private sector pulls back as well."
"We are continuing on this downward slope in basic research, which is our basic seed corn for our country."
"Without question, scientific discovery and technological breakthroughs drive our understanding of the world."