On the recordMay 2, 2007
In 2002, 397 Members of this Congress, including 194 Members of the then-majority party Republicans, voted to double, double, the National Science Foundation. For those members of your party who plan to vote against this bill or who plan to vote for this reduction in the authorized levels for this committee, I would just suggest you well may be voting against something that you voted for just a few years ago at much higher levels and that the President signed into law. The then-majority voted to double the budget. The President signed it into law at much higher levels than what we are talking about today. In the last Presidential election, somebody ran around with a flip-flop guy chasing Mr. Kerry. If you do this, the flip-flop guy might be outside your door.
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