Tuesday
Mar242009
Pelosi: “Science, science, science and science”
By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) held a photo opportunity today with Congressman Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee and Dan Mote, President of Maryland University.
Speaker Pelosi said that funding from the recovery package to assist science and innovation was “already making a difference.” She said, “It’s a recognition that our country depends on education, on science and technology, and our recovery package reflects that.”
Congressman Gordon said, “There approximately six and half billion people in the world and of those who are working about half of those make less than $2 a day.” He hoped that money invested into science and research would ensure that future generations have a better standard of living.
Mote called the recovery act “remarkable.” He said, “Speaker Pelosi we cannot thank you enough for your passion for science, science, science and science.” He added, “this is a wonderful period for the United States of America, as people will be educated in science and technology, there will be innovation in science and technology, and as we come out of this recession people will be going into jobs that don’t currently exist.”
In her closing remarks, Speaker Pelosi said, “I keep saying to people if you want to know our domestic agenda, it is science, science, science and science, and by the way that’s our national security foundation as well.” She complimented President Obama on putting science as a top priority on his agenda.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) held a photo opportunity today with Congressman Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.), Chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee and Dan Mote, President of Maryland University.
Speaker Pelosi said that funding from the recovery package to assist science and innovation was “already making a difference.” She said, “It’s a recognition that our country depends on education, on science and technology, and our recovery package reflects that.”
Congressman Gordon said, “There approximately six and half billion people in the world and of those who are working about half of those make less than $2 a day.” He hoped that money invested into science and research would ensure that future generations have a better standard of living.
Mote called the recovery act “remarkable.” He said, “Speaker Pelosi we cannot thank you enough for your passion for science, science, science and science.” He added, “this is a wonderful period for the United States of America, as people will be educated in science and technology, there will be innovation in science and technology, and as we come out of this recession people will be going into jobs that don’t currently exist.”
In her closing remarks, Speaker Pelosi said, “I keep saying to people if you want to know our domestic agenda, it is science, science, science and science, and by the way that’s our national security foundation as well.” She complimented President Obama on putting science as a top priority on his agenda.
Reader Comments (2)
How silly. Democrats treat science no differently then Bush did. They just use different politics to control it.
Bush was agianst the use of government funds for stem cell research. Liberals are agianst the use of federal money for research that might disprove global warming.
While this may be a bad example or even a stupid one, ask yourself this question. Do you think if a scientist applied for federal money for research that could prove that an early embryo or fetus may be able to feel pain that he would get funding under the Obama administration? Of course not!
So what is the difference? Both make decisions on what science gets funded for purely political purposes! Bush with stem cells and Democrats with things like global warming or when life may begin.
I would also doubt very much that clean coal power production is likely to get all that much federal money either.
Any politican who tells you that anything they support has nothing to do with politics, is lying!
"Liberals are agianst the use of federal money for research that might disprove global warming."
bullshit.
show me the actual research project that was rejected for funding.
"While this may be a bad example or even a stupid one"
you sure got that right. You haven't the slightest clue what you're talking about.