Jim Baird actually said...

"I look forward to hearing what appropriate role the federal government can play, whether it is investing in basic research to address knowledge gaps or helping industry develop voluntary standards or ..."

"Thank you, Chairwoman Stevens, for holding today's hearing on innovations in sustainable chemistry."

"There is nothing inherently dishonest about that. In politics we have disagreements. We discuss, we debate, we negotiate, we vote, and in the end, the voters decide whose policies they want to support..."

"Science is science, but politics, as all of us on this side of the aisle know, is more complicated."