Chris Sununu: “in closing, let me thank the Senator from New Mexico for his points. I certainly appreciate the commitment I have heard…”

“in closing, let me thank the Senator from New Mexico for his points. I certainly appreciate the commitment I have heard from everyone who has spoken this morning about the value of the peer-review process, the commitment to this critical role of research, basic research within the National Science Foundation, the desire to make sure we are not giving special treatment, unique treatment to any particular area within the National Science Foundation, notwithstanding the fact that in this legislation, there are guaranteed proportional increases for human resources in the educational area. Of course, I have to take every Senator at their word, but I very much appreciate the word and commitment given here to continue to champion and protect the integrity of the peer-review process moving forward. Second, I reiterate that there is very little done that I can see in the legislation to look at the existing science, technology, education, and math programs within our Government.”