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Frank Wolf

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Frank Wolf is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Virginia's 10th congressional district from 1981 to 2015. During his tenure, he was known for his work on issues related to transportation, education, and human rights. Wolf served on several committees, including the Appropriations Committee, where he played a significant role in shaping federal funding priorities. He was also a strong advocate for religious freedom and international human rights, often focusing on persecuted minorities around the world.

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Mar 2, 2009

You cannot do it at one-quarter of the budget, which is basically where the budget for aeronautics went from back in the early part of 2000 or so to where it is now.

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Mar 2, 2009

Aeronautics is really important for the nation, and important for jobs and everything else.

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Mar 2, 2009

I urge you to really be bold and speak out and even be controversial in the sense because when people get within the Administration, the previous science advisor would never say very, very much.

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Mar 2, 2009

But going back to the moon could be a goal that we could cooperate with other countries rather than turning NASA upside down trying to do it ourselves for unknown purposes.

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Mar 2, 2009

I think what President Kennedy did on saying we were going to put a man on the moon was very, very positive.

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Mar 2, 2009

Maybe, Mr. Chairman, we ought to ask the new Secretary of Education to come before the Committee.

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Mar 2, 2009

If you put together a group of people whose judgment was strong and that you trusted, what they would be looking at is what kind of demand, what kind of capability do we have.

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Mar 2, 2009

We are not doing enough with our entire population, so that is why I would say we are in decline.

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Mar 2, 2009

Our weakness is with a great bulk of the population who are not attaining a minimal level of understanding.

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Mar 2, 2009

Secondly, how many students do we have majoring in math and science and physics and chemistry and biology compared to, say, the Chinese and also India?

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Mar 2, 2009

I really think we are having a tough time. One of the reasons, I think, is that young people are not as interested as they used to be.

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Mar 2, 2009

Trenton makes and the world takes. And Trenton does not make anything anymore.

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Mar 2, 2009

I would hope that we could do much more than we are currently doing.

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Mar 2, 2009

The charge that that Committee accepted was to identify actions which federal policymakers could take to enhance the science and technology enterprise.

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Feb 9, 1999

I would urge you to sit down with Congressman Hunter.

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Mar 10, 1994

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