Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 695, S. 3084. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3084) to invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``American Innovation and Competitiveness Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Sec. 3. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE I--MAXIMIZING BASIC RESEARCH Sec. 101. Reaffirmation of merit-based peer review. Sec. 102. Transparency and accountability. Sec. 103. EPSCoR reaffirmation and update. Sec. 104. Cybersecurity research. Sec. 105. Networking and information technology research and development update. Sec. 106. High-energy physics coordination. Sec. 107. Laboratory program improvements. Sec. 108. International activities. Sec. 109. Standard Reference Data Act update. Sec. 110. NSF mid-scale project investments. Sec. 111.…”