It's hard to think of a major advance over the last number of years that hasn't had some level of support from Government-sponsored research.

Well, is it your idea to sell TVA?

Plus, I don't hear a big clamor down in Tennessee for selling TVA.

So you'd get the consultation after the fact?

sequestration caused the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to cut 700 extramural grants.

I can assure you that the United States remains committed to preserve a safe, secure, and effective deterrent.

I agree with the Chairman about ARPA-E.

I'm glad to see the focus in the budget on the Office of Science.

Well, don't you think it would have been wiser if somebody wanted to sell TVA that they might sit down and have a private discussion about it first rather than it cause the value of the bonds to plunge?

This is a part of that today, and I am glad to be a part of the hearing.

the best way to increase access for individuals with disabilities is to ensure that the private sector and government work closely and cooperatively together

I made it clear that my goal was to work on crafting legislation that would clarify who is in charge and on the flagpole for regulating compounding facilities.

The ongoing outbreak of fungal infections stemming from contaminated product from the New England Compounding Center has been a nightmare for Tennessee.

I truly believe we have developed a bill that sets clear lines for who is in charge of what and when.

I just think--to me, it's very important. I mean, I think Admiral Rickover was onto something...

I would hope that you would take a fresh look at that funding formula in light of what I think is the persistent under-funding of the Smokies.

Taking the entrance fees first, the Great Smokies, as you well know, was given to the United States by the people of Tennessee and North Carolina and schoolchildren who collected dollars, all this in the 1930s.

One of the things we're proudest of is our volunteers in the park.

If you hear a Senator asking about bats, you may wonder, 'Well, why is he talking about bats?' But it's a big problem all through the Eastern United States.

There is obvious enthusiasm for renewable energy here and in the administration.

I think you ought to take into account the fact that the park can't, by law, collect an entrance fee.

But what I'd like to ask you to do is to review the formula you use for this.

I wonder where Senator Harkin got it, or whoever wrote it in the United States.

But it seems to me to be providing a disincentive for full-time employment.

don't you think that the 30--the rule that says that if you work 30 hours, you could be considered a part-time worker, is in some cases becoming a disincentive for full-time employment.