"I appreciate the concerns of course that were raised in the testimony and by our colleagues, but I also want to acknowledge the immense benefits economically, socially, and academically of welcoming foreign students to our academic institutions."
"What we should be doing is, we should be strengthening the Affordable Care Act by providing certainty for insurers, we should be strengthening and stabilizing the individual and small group markets."
"I understand and know how important small businesses are to our communities, to our economy, and of course we all want small business owners and employees to have access to affordable, accessible heal..."
"I hope that somehow we can get to three vessels."
"I'm disappointed but actually not surprised that the Administration is targeting this program."
"If we want to continue to be the leader, we should be increasing investments, not decreasing investments in the National Science Foundation."
"We need to be investing more, not less in research and development programs, especially to keep our air and water clean."
"The United States is competing, as we know, against other countries that have dedicated, significant, long-term funding to science and research."
"Our nation is dealing with a growing global demand for energy, for over--we have an overreliance on fossil fuels and harmful emissions that are contributing to climate change."
"As policymakers on this Committee, we have to do everything we can to make sure that our scientists and researchers are able to do their work free from harassment and abuse."
"I contacted NOAA, including then-Administrator Dr. Sullivan who--Kathryn Sullivan, who took this issue very seriously, and with Dr. Sullivan's leadership, NOAA changed their policies and practices."