By investing in materials science research, we invest in both innovation and the livelihood of our citizens.

We actually risk losing them to other countries. We risk American competitiveness.

I was not present today, June 21, for rollcall votes. I was attending a memorial service in my district. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 311, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 312, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 313, ``nay''…

One of my priorities as Chair of the Research and Technology Subcommittee is to make sure we are always maximizing the taxpayers' important investment in basic and fundamental research.

How do we measure success under SBIR and STTR? Is it patents awarded, small business revenue, employment growth, that ability to get to that next stage?

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.

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.

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

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?

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?

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

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Nay'' on rollcall No. 153.

Basic and fundamental research is about good jobs and a secure future.

I thank Congresswoman Esty and Congressman Johnson and appreciate their passion on both of these bills and their leadership and, once again, being able to join with them on inspiring the next generation of women leaders in the STEM fields…

We have had over 65 cosponsors this year on the bill, as was mentioned by my colleague. It had strong bipartisan support last year and it has also been introduced now in the Senate, so we certainly hope it will move through quickly. Eileen…

I offer another bipartisan bill that Ms. Esty and I have introduced, H.R. 255, her bill called Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act. We are joined again on this measure by the chairman and the ranking member, who are original cosponsors…

We cannot afford to leave anyone behind.

We need teachers trained to understand this growing field and to develop the next generation of workers.

This report will help us focus resources on the best and most effective methods.

Although women fill close to half of all jobs in the U.S. economy, they hold less than 25 percent of all STEM jobs.

We should be able to factually pull that up and check. I mean, we're long past having to have this type of finger-pointing when we have the technology.

I want to reiterate some of the points that my colleague from Virginia made about the board statements this week really not only being troubling but irresponsible.

those are very serious charges. And I think we need names and information on that.

We need to blow up the compact and change it quite considerably, make big changes here.

My card did not register. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 577.