Investing in clean energy means investing in the economic future not only of Houston, not only of Texas, but of our entire country.

I believe that limiting our technology transfer discussion to the scope of a single agency's activities, we may be missing out on the big-picture issues.

this hearing is timely; it is important.

We know that we ask the agency to do a lot, and often with limited resources.

I commend the Administration for establishing the Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE) to tackle these and other issues affecting the American scientific enterprise.

I know that Dr. Droegemeier believes, as I do, that American superiority in science and technology is fundamental to our economic competitiveness, our national security, and our way of life.

the proposed elimination of the ARPA-E budget is deeply troubling.

There are serious concerns about what is happening overall at EPA.

Unfortunately, for the second year in a row it appears the majority in the U.S. House will fail to produce a budget.

It is imperative that we work together in a bipartisan, bicameral fashion to advance a budget that funds our nation's priorities while acknowledging our very real fiscal challenges.

The President's Fiscal Year 2021 budget request includes bold proposals for ensuring American leadership in priority areas, including artificial intelligence, quantum information science, and space exploration.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chair, I rise today to offer this bipartisan amendment with my colleague and neighbor, Mr. Crenshaw, to help families who, through no fault of their own, were denied disaster recovery…