I truly believe that small businesses are the key to getting our economy back on track and maintaining the technological leadership of the United States in the future.

Consensus is a political notion, not a scientific notion, thus the question deals with a political idea and is mostly irrelevant to science.

I would like to believe we learned a lesson that endless waiting and jockeying benefits no one, least of all small business owners across America.

This bill, I think, will be the first important jobs legislation done by this Congress.

President Obama's climate policies will make next to no difference in global concentrations of greenhouse gases and temperature change

If the Administration is truly supportive of stimulating commercial space transportation, then it needs to consider where future demand might come from.

In this endeavor, failure is not an option.

I believe very strongly in a multilateral approach to human space exploration. I want to leave no doubt about that.

We can't--and shouldn't--ignore the problems that have plagued both the Science & Technology Directorate and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office in the past.

If you can't measure it, it is not real for economic or technical purposes.

The people of Taiwan and the United States share a bond in their adherence to the principles of freedom, democracy, and human rights.

the Taiwanese-American community continues to be the bedrock of that relationship.

Today, as the first U.S. Congressman born in Taiwan, I am proud to pay tribute to the contribution and commitment Taiwanese-Americans have made to the United States.

This year also marks the 20th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.

Taiwan is vibrant and democratic.