David Price: “I thank the gentleman. This is critically important. I appreciate the chance to work on this, as the legislation moves…”

I certainly pledge to work with my friends across the aisle to rebuild a bipartisan coalition of support for basic science and research.

Believe me, this is long overdue. This was one of the more visionary aspects of the Obama recovery plan--$8 billion, in that instance, applied to passenger rail development.

Mahalo for your time and consideration.

Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz, you alluded to this need in your testimony during last week's Quality of Life Hearing, and I appreciate your advocacy.