Gary Peters actually said...

"This is certainly a very important topic, especially given the changes we are seeing in our society in terms of being interconnected in ways that are difficult to fathom."

"I appreciate that comment, which I think highlights the fact that we need to do a whole lot more research into these storms."

"We may not have a lot of advance notice. Our prediction capabilities for space weather are not as advanced as they should be."

"During the roundtables that we held with Senator Gardner and I, we certainly heard an awful lot about the need for basic research and how that is the fundamental aspect of innovation in this country."