Eddie Bernice Johnson

EPA should be diligent in developing firm 'stopping rules,' that guard against undue delay in releasing its assessments.

However, it is highly unlikely that a research project of this size can be achieved by one institution, lab, company, or, in this fiscal environment, even by a single country.

Nuclear fusion has the potential to provide the world with a clean, safe, and practically inexhaustible source of energy.

Recent reports have documented several issues with the international organization's management which must be addressed if this project is to succeed.

But managing the dynamics of multiple countries working together toward a common goal, especially one as complex as this, is rarely easy.

Thank you, Chairman Smith for holding today's hearing to examine the rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency...

I consider National Aeronautics and Space Administration to be a critical national asset.

I strongly believe we do not have that luxury if we want to maintain meaningful human space exploration capability in this nation.

The National Academies has provided the nation with an important 'wake-up call.'

we cannot shut the door to our future

We are not going to have a human space exploration program worthy of this great nation if we continue down the current path.

Business as usual is not a sustainable approach.

We can choose to continue to argue about which President or who in Congress is to blame for the current state of our human space exploration program.

Simply put, NASA is about the future.

Civil R&D requires openness, collaboration, and sharing of results to be successful.

Our economy depends on our ability to move people and goods efficiently from one point to another.

Continuing investments in transportation research and development will be critical to the future viability of this thriving city and the cities across the nation.

Good morning, I would like to thank the Chairman for holding today's hearing to examine the impact of research and technology on the future of transportation.

The ideas that our witnesses will share today... have the potential to help reduce American's commute times, reduce accidents on our highways and railroads, and reduce emissions.

As a longtime supporter of public transportation... I am also interested in hearing about the Department's innovative transit research.

However, it is also clear that in order for our country to remain a leader in research, we need our researchers conducting research--not spending excessive amounts of time on paperwork.

It is clear that we must ensure full accountability for all federal funding.

I am interested in hearing from our witnesses about ideas for streamlining and harmonizing some of these reporting requirements.

If we are going to maintain competitiveness, then the United States needs to make strong and sustained investment in nanotechnology and enact federal policies that help technology and manufacturing development.

If we are going to remain competitive, then the U.S. needs to make strong and sustained investments in nanotechnology.