I will take about 50 seconds. Mr. Chairman, I am opposed to this amendment. I think intruding on the National Science Foundation and the work that is based on merit and peer-reviewed science, we should not be using politics in the political process as a substitute for it. I hope that Congress would in its wisdom vote against the amendment offered by my friend, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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