Sheila Jackson Lee: “I restate my earlier premise that science is the work of the 21st century. Maybe we will be saying the 22nd century.…”

“I restate my earlier premise that science is the work of the 21st century. Maybe we will be saying the 22nd century. Because when you are innovative and do research, you create jobs and opportunities. This amendment establishes that basic research is in the national interest of the United States. Let me suggest to you that we have a lot of universities in this country. When I travel, I always hear individuals seeking to come to be taught in American institutions of higher education. It is because of the creative thought and, in many instances, the research that is done, whether in medicine or all the forms of science and technology, because we have a free-flowing basis upon which people can think and invent. I want that to continue. I want the National Science Foundation to be at the cornerstone of that. I will include in the Record an article titled, ``The Future Postponed.'' Why Declining Investment in Basic Research Threatens a U.S. Innovation Deficit. [From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology] The Future Postponed Why Declining Investment in Basic Research Threatens a U.S.…”