Joe Wilson actually said...

"So it is a very precipitous decline."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank each of you for your service to our Nation."

"one of my concerns is not only about the cultivation of research, development, test, and evaluation, RDTE, but the protection of subsequent intellectual property."

"Well, this is encouraging. And I am sure that USAID [U.S. Agency for International Development] and other government agencies are helpful too."