An industry that cannot pay its workers a decent living wage has no right to exist.

There is no Democratic or Republican way of cleaning the streets.

When I make a mistake, it's a beauty!

The most humble research scientist in the Department of Agriculture is at this time contributing more to this country than the most useful member of Congress.

I am sorry that the distinguished leader of the Republican Party in the House states that he is not versed in botany and publicly admits that he does not know anything of these terms or what it is all about; but, Mr. Chairman, it is indeed a sad day for the people of this country when we must close the doors of the laboratories doing research work for the people of the United States.

We have had two chickens in every pot, two cars in every garage, and now we have two headaches for every aspirin.

Science knows no politics. Are we in this frenzy of [the Depression] economy, brought about by those who control the wealth of this country, seeking to put a barrier on science and research for the paltry sum of $39,113 out of an appropriation of $100,000,000?