John Thune

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.

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

Congress has no business deciding what research projects are worthwhile.

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

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

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.

She was a conservative, but yes.

Democrats can always be irresponsible; right?

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

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

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

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

I am not convinced it will necessarily change the market in a permanent or a negative way.

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.

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

However, the college student-athlete is, and should be, a student first.

There is a lot of flexibility that's allowed at the member institutions to make decisions that are in the best interests of their student-athletes.

I'm here to tell you that--and if perchance the Democrats should control the Congress next time, and nobody is quite sure of that, John Thune has one idea, Bill Nelson has another idea, and you.

Everything is a first step, as Neil Armstrong said. We got a lot of steps to make, and as others have pointed out, the world is changing.

I certainly recognize that participation in organized sports not only requires physical and mental strength, but also teaches teamwork and other skills that serve you throughout life.

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It is really important that we tear down these types of barriers for a lot of reasons, of course, the obvious one being the health and economic vitality of American agriculture.

I believe that we need to ensure, as we negotiate that agreement, that it is as comprehensive as possible when it comes to issues of market access and regulatory cooperation.

When you run into these barriers that are artificial barriers imposed by the Europeans and China and other countries around the world, it is going to be increasingly difficult for us.