I would also like to make a public commitment to Ranking Member Johnson that the Committee will hold a hearing on her manufacturing bill in September.
We must foster innovation so that powerful new technologies are developed here and not overseas.
"Made in America" is a label we want to see on advanced technologies coming out of American laboratories and factories.
The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will reconvene.
I want to thank our witness, Dr. Ernie Moniz, for joining us today.
We should shift from costly subsidies to research and market-driven technological solutions that will be used around the world.
To many, the Department of Energy (DOE) is typically not regarded as a 'science agency.'
The notion of true American energy independence, long dismissed as unrealistic, is now attainable, perhaps even by the end of this decade.
To me, there is no better way for our astronauts to learn how to live and work on another planet than to use the Moon as a training ground.
As our space program prepares for the next step to Mars, Congress must ensure that there is a strategic plan in place.
If NASA had sought the advisory group's advice, they would have heard it was 'entertaining, but not a serious proposal.'