Lamar Smith actually said...

This is the most active Subcommittee of the Science Committee, and it is likely the most active Committee in all of Congress.

I think it is really important that the Federal money is often used to seed or to do the research, to prove the validity of the STEM Program...

In this economy, all Americans are forced to tighten their belts and do more with less.

Our budget has been cut much more than the typical House committee over the last 2 years.