Matt Cartwright

Looking at the administration's fiscal year 2020 budget request, the NSF would have realized a 12 percent cut overall and a 10 percent cut to the Education and Human Resources Directorate.

The NSF's website states that the mission of the NSF is, quote, "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense."

What we do here in government, with respect to science matters.

Can you think of a good reason why a Director has not been nominated?

According to the Washington Post, the position of Director of CRS is one of 145 key positions in the Federal Government requiring Senate confirmation that has not yet received a formal nomination from the current administration.

I suppose that is why you are here instead of a Director to testify.

Are the trends that I outlined just now, are they acceptable or do they require additional attention and action?

I want to start by reviewing some numbers with you, numbers that appeared in your recently published Community Relations Service 2018 Annual Report, that highlights the enormous and growing problem of hate crime in this country.

Will you assure this committee that OSTP will either take a lead role on this issue, or at a minimum, make certain that the FCC and the Commerce Department understand our subcommittee's concerns.

Even one hate crime is not acceptable. So I would say no.

Congratulations on your nomination and confirmation to the position of Director of OSTP.

We are not cutting these programs, they are too valuable for our nation, and do your bit in pushing back on these cutbacks, will you?

I want to make sure you both understand that I view this as a critically important part of our discussion today and it should be the starting point for how we view STEM education in this nation.

It sends a message that politics will be valued over science.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And welcome, Director Droegemeier.

Well, in light of the worsening statistics that we have seen and the unique role that CRS plays in addressing those issues, what sense does it make for DOJ to gut the programs that are best suited to address hate crimes and violence in our…

The administration's fiscal year 2020 budget request eliminated the Community Relations Service and moved the function to the Civil Rights Division.

This appears to be another in a series of efforts by this administration to suppress scientific research that could reach conclusions that are contrary to its political efforts.

The Administration claims to support an all-of-the-above energy strategy, but there really seems to be a preference for coal over renewables.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how concerned are you about that?

I was reading the newspaper this week and it hit the headlines 2 days ago that carbon dioxide levels hit 415 parts per million, which is the highest in human history, the highest in 800,000 years.

What are you doing to facilitate programmatic reviews of renewable projects, instead of time-consuming, one-by-one permitting currently used?

Why is the Administration proposing to spend more of our scarce taxpayer resources on an energy source for which demand is declining?

The Administration claims to support an all-of-the-above energy strategy, but there really seems to be a preference for coal over renewables.

Carbon dioxide levels hit 415 parts per million, which is the highest in human history, the highest in 800,000 years.