Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds. Mr. Chairman, as set forth in the report that accompanied the Science, Space, and Technology Committee approval of the America COMPETES Act, NSF will maintain full funding for research in the hard science areas of geoscience like deep-ocean drilling and geological research to find new energy resources. What our bill does do is reduce funds that have been used by NSF to fund low priorities like a survey of Norwegian tourism, teaching TV meteorologists about climate change, and creating climate change video games. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. McCaul), my colleague and the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. {time} 1600 Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act. In this tough budget environment, I applaud Chairman Smith and the Science, Space, and Technology Committee for crafting a bill that provides for much-needed investments in scientific research in a fiscally responsible manner. By setting priorities and eliminating duplicative activities, we are actually able to increase funding for new and promising research while keeping overall spending constant. This bill is designed to secure America's premier status in scientific and technological advancement in several ways.…”