We can look right at NASA research in aeronautics.

We have never connected up American discoveries to American jobs.

I agree with you totally in the Federal investment both through our Federal labs, through NIST, through the National Science Foundation, and I could go on and on, through NASA, has been at the heart of our ability to lead the world…

I am for making the investments and I am actually for doing more, and I have introduced legislation that would have the nation do more.

the fact that we have competition is not, there is nothing wrong with it.

I share with the Chairman some concerns about some of the proposals relative to cuts in the National Weather Service and the tsunami program.

This notion that we can't afford to invest in American business or in promoting manufacturing or in our National Weather Service or in NIST is nonsense.

Particularly I have been quite impressed with some of the work of women and others who heretofore have not gotten a lot of notice.

I hope--I should put a plug in for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank while it is under consideration in the Senate.

We may not be getting there as quickly as we want or some may want, but we are definitely headed in the right direction.

I attended your remarks at the Chamber of Commerce when you laid out a vision to build it here and sell it everywhere, focused on manufacturing, focused on unifying the entire government, not just the Commerce Department but around really…