Whether the increase in greenhouse gases up to now is primarily due to human activity is a question that I never thought was worth worrying about

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.

I remain as committed as ever to a long-term comprehensive reauthorization of this very important legislation.

the U.S. will be contributing a declining share of global emissions over the next century no matter what we do

It is no secret that our constituents are looking to us for non-partisan jobs legislation. I think SBIR is our first and best foot forward.

I am going to enjoy working with you, Mr. Chairman, on this subcommittee very, very much.

As many of you know, a comprehensive reauthorization of the SBIR program is and has been my top priority.

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.

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

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

If CRU had calculated an updated version of the Polar Urals chronology presented in K.R. Briffa et al., Nature 376, 156 (1995) that differed materially from the published version, in your opinion; would CRU scientists have an obligation…