Frank Lucas actually said...

"Thank you, Chairwoman Stevens and Ranking Member Baird for holding today's hearing on reauthorizing the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST."

"That's why this Committee has a long history of bipartisan support for NIST."

"NIST is unusual in that it doesn't have the same name recognition of bigger government agencies, and yet its work touches the lives of every American, every day."

"For America to compete globally, we not only need to be effective and efficient in our current industries, but we also need to lead the way in emerging technologies and industries of the future."