I think that all of us agree that we want American companies to be competitive.

There is the suggestion in the administration's proposal that we attempt to stop corporate inversions.

today I recognize the Congressional Research Service, CRS. The CRS is celebrating its centennial this week. Established as the Legislative Reference Service in 1914, the CRS has been assisting Members of Congress in their legislative work…

That makes you really popular here, Madam Chairman.

I think many Americans would be surprised to know that the majority of our Nation's exports are manufactured goods.

Scientists were one of the few groups in Washington who seemed to be there to help the country and not help themselves.

Unless we choose to support science in the country, and it is a choice, it's always a choice, I'm afraid that the next world-changing innovation will not belong to us.

Our challenge is to make sure that the next Internet is developed by the United States, not in a laboratory in China, India, or Europe.

Democrats can always be irresponsible; right?

The United States is committed to leading the world in science and engineering.

I think your general impression is accurate, that we get nothing done in the Senate, but that doesn't mean that we can't.

Do you think that shortcoming in any way creates an impediment to growth, to economic growth?

Isn't the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy well positioned to perform that role?

She was a conservative, but yes.

I think something we need to continue to do is aggressively expand those trading relationships through trade agreements.

Taxman, Won't You Please Spare the Internet?

Congress has no business deciding what research projects are worthwhile.

If you want to know which of five programs or which of five different allocations across programs are going to yield the greatest benefit and you have no data and no insights, it's very hard to make policy choices on a rational, as opposed…

But there can be absolutely no question investing in science, technology and innovation and educating our young people is critical to our future.

I hope that, if confirmed, you will work with your counterparts in China to move expeditiously on the approval of agricultural biotech products.

We should be thinking about how to allow traditional television to operate more like online video.

I would say cable should be scared to death of what fixed line wireless can do, because it has the potential to have ten times the capacity that coaxial cable running to your house has, and that will revolutionize telecommunications.

last week the President was in Denver, CO, where he talked about the economy. He said this: ``By almost every measure, we are better off than when I took office.'' That is quite a statement. ``By almost every measure we are better off than…

The marketplace for video services is dynamic and appears increasingly robust.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes and that it not be counted against the majority's time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Economy