"Today I hope our expert witnesses can provide important information we can share with our constituents."
"Under Dr. Droegemeier's leadership, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has undertaken major efforts to advance our Nation's leadership in the industries of the future."
"American superiority in science and technology is fundamental to our economic competitiveness, our national security, and our way of life."
"To meet these two generational challenges, we must accelerate our investments in basic research, as well as invest in the tools and infrastructure needed to support that research."
"I'm proud to be joined by many of my Republican colleagues on the Science Committee on this bill, which creates a long-term strategy for growing our nation's investment in basic research and research ..."
"I am a supporter of doubling the money that we spend on federally funded basic research in the next decade."
"I want to thank you for your leadership. And like many of the hearings we held this last year, today's hearing is an opportunity for a constructive dialog on the issue of climate change."
"I'm disappointed that we haven't taken that action, and instead of supporting the technologies of the future, we have focused our attention in the past year on applied research in industries like wind..."
"These doomsday scenarios and apocalyptic predictions are misleading--because the U.S. is already taking action through investments in the science and innovation needed for cleaner energy production."
"We won't successfully address greenhouse gas emissions with pie-in-the-sky policies that demand 100% renewable energy at the expense of reliable power from nuclear and fossil fuels."
"just 10 years ago the idea that the United States would be a net exporter of oil and gas was almost unthinkable."
"I would just note in my observation that one of the things that I am most enamored with about Memphis is the awesome barbecue."