Political Quotes

“It should concern everyone who has followed technological developments, especially in recent years, to see the United States is falling behind. It has been said a couple of times that Japan's Earth Simulator Computer is now faster and more efficient than anything in the United States. I congratulate the gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. Biggert) for her initiative in sponsoring and moving this legislation through the legislative process. Let it be said that everyone agrees that over the last 30 years invention and innovation have been among the greatest driving forces behind the tremendous technological advances that we have had and the ability of the United States to develop high-quality products and the way to produce those products that can be competitive in a world market. I think at the forefront of our innovation has been the development of these supercomputers. They have allowed us to make new discoveries, design new technologies, and develop new products more quickly and at much lower cost than we would have thought imaginable even 10 years ago.”