I appreciate the opportunity to be able to visit with you here today.

I will get good grandma, nana points.

I want to commend you for your wisdom in maintaining and keeping Mr. Greg Abbott behind you.

I appreciate the three guidelines, Dr. Zuber, that you laid out, maintain the investment.

The key question before us today: How can NSF keep us and continue to keep us at the forefront of science and innovation for the next 70 Years?

I hope this Committee can continue to work together on making sure we maintain our nation's leadership in science.

How can we encourage more transdisciplinary approaches to solving some of our toughest challenges, from cybersecurity to traumatic brain injuries or Alzheimer's, diabetes, and so many more issues?

We will also look at the vast opportunities created by technology, which allows science to be more accessible and has created more data than ever before.

Anything private is not a substitute for the public because we still need that basic research.

We will examine particular challenges such as setting priorities during a time of budgetary constraints, and ensuring that all taxpayer-funded research is high quality, reproducible, and conducted with integrity.

This is going to be a continued priority for us.