Making sure that we have sound science underpinning these decisions is absolutely critical.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks to our witnesses for being here this afternoon as we continue a series of hearings to discuss the important issue of reauthorizing the Magnuson-Stevens Act or MSA.

Opposition letter dated October 23, 2017 from scientists re: H.R. 200

The undersigned scientists write to urge you to oppose H.R. 200 and any other legislative efforts that would weaken science-based management of U.S. marine fish populations.

later today the majority is going to attempt to pass a budget for 2018. Passing a budget has come to mean all sorts of things in Congress these days. Last year's budget was an attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This budget is…

If the risk is there for the U.S. Government, is it not risky for the average citizen as well?

The Federal Government has made the decision that this is an unacceptable risk position.

Would you concur that if a state actor, hypothetically a state actor, was behind an Equifax breach...would that be over any kind of line that you could see?

So it is like the Wild West out there.

The number one national security threat we face as a country is the cyber threat.

One of the essential tasks of this Subcommittee is to engage in honest evaluations of the public investments that we make as a Nation and whether or not these investments are indeed worthwhile.

This research results in economic growth in every State and leads to the creation of tens of thousands of jobs in entirely new sectors of the economy.

Partially in response to criticism from Members of Congress about silly sounding research grants--we heard some examples of those here earlier today--the NSF issued guidance in 2013 to researchers on how to write titles and abstracts in a…

I believe remains a necessary investment in our collective future.

I also want to give special thanks to Ranking Member Peters for his work on crafting and securing passage of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act.

Our great Nation is what it is today because of Federal investments in research.

In my mind, there is a role for Federal research.

I have to say that there is, I am afraid, simply no evidence that economic growth or technological growth that leads into economic growth is in any way benefited by the Federal funding of science.

Translating the underlying science of opioids into policy solutions relies on fundamental research.

This investment has supported--and must continue to support--basic, curiosity-driven research alongside applied research and engineering.

the government in this country and no other government needs fund science, at least for economic reasons.

Federal support for research has been part of our country's fabric dating back to the start of the Republic in the 1700s.

The University of Michigan... is an incredible engine of economic growth in our State.

Our tax system is broken and in desperate need of reform. We need a simpler Tax Code that is fiscally responsible, makes American businesses more competitive, and allows working families to prosper in a 21st century economy. But the…

in many ways, the Children's Health Insurance Program has been an outstanding example of what a bipartisan, democratic process can accomplish. Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton worked with a Republican majority in both the Senate…