Eddie Bernice Johnson

This legislation would have the same effect as the Secret Science Reform Act: Limiting the ability of the EPA to use the best science.

I understand and sympathize with the Chairman's desire to move cybersecurity legislation. Cybersecurity is a critically important topic.

This research is important to better understand the health impacts of exposure to low dosages of radiation...

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank Congresswoman Comstock for introducing H.R. 4375.

If this bill were enacted, EPA could be crippled, and the result would be more sick Americans and more dead Americans.

I hope that if we have the opportunity to negotiate a conference agreement, both bodies will see fit to provide NIST with adequate resources.

The cosmetic changes that were made to the Secret Science Reform Act do nothing to address the larger issues.

Veterans are an experienced group of dedicated individuals that far too long have remained a largely untapped source of talent in our Nation's STEM work force.

The threats to the scientific enterprise in America right now are profound.

H.R. 4323 is a step toward forestalling these projected gaps by leveraging a pool of skilled veterans to strengthen our STEM work force.

Where does all of this money go? The majority diverts it to searching for space aliens and to the President's unexamined initiative to build an orbiting moon base.

I urge my colleagues to support the amendment, and I yield back.

Providing the Department and Congressional appropriators with a funding profile for research activities and projects is a crucial responsibility.

I feel an obligation to propose an alternative that can address these issues, not just oppose the current bill.

I hope we can continue this bipartisan collaboration to authorize other vital research activities at the Federal science agencies that we oversee.

I thank the Research and Technology Subcommittee Chairwoman, Mrs. Comstock, and Ranking Member Johnson for their work on STEM issues.

Unfortunately, the approach the Majority has taken with H.R. 2809 may cause more problems than it will fix.

I'd also like to acknowledge the six Science Committee members who are original cosponsors of the bill and military veterans.

I continue to ask my good friend, Chairman Smith... to take up the entire... of my STEM Opportunities Act, which has been very well vetted by many experts, and I'm encouraged by this first small step.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank Mr. Knight and Ms. Esty for introducing H.R. 4254, the Women in Aerospace Education Act.

I support H.R. 2105, and I thank the sponsors, including Mr. Webster, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. Rosen.

I strongly support the SBIR program and would like to see it grow.

I strongly encourage my colleagues to support and join me in voting for the bill.

I believe the evidence shows SBIR to be an extremely valuable program that we must continue to support and strengthen.

One of the key takeaways from that hearing is that the economic and health benefits from this research are likely numerous but unknown.