America is counting on us to not play politics with science and not play politics with the future of our competitiveness in the world.

NSF is critical to support scientific exploration and science education.

I commend the Chairman and the ranking member for their extraordinary leadership and dedication to double NSF's annual budget.

I cannot think of a more timely hearing given recent attention on Government Sponsored Enterprises and debate over the nature and scope of their regulatory agency.

The Federal Home Loan Banks play a critical role in our Nation's housing finance and community lending system.

The country of origin labeling law gave USDA discretion to create an audit verification system, but not a mandatory system.

Doesn't it make sense to USDA that tracking of 2 million imported cattle would be less costly than keeping track of the 28 million within the United States?

I want to welcome Under Secretary Hawks, Under Secretary Bost, Under Secretary Murano today, as well as FDA Commissioner McClellan.

Would you agree that the law prohibits on-farm mandatory animal identification and does not permit third-party mandates by packers?

I would hope that our USDA will be very aggressive in working with Canada in that regard.

Well, it concerns me that they may use the same science ultimately as we use in the United States, but if there is a 4-month backlog in this particular instance, that gives rise to great concern that what would have happened if that animal…