In this time of budget cuts, we cannot forget that basic science is a building block for scientific innovation and economic growth in the information age.

Real economic stimulus comes from real investment.

There are always, of course, job losses of a cyclical nature in a recession.

Trade helps bring us products cheaply, but there is no guarantee whatsoever to assume that it will allow us to replace the jobs that have been lost, and there is no mechanism under productivity that says that, either.

We have one of the few societies, the only one I can think of right offhand, where your health care is so tied to your job, so that when an American company has to hire, they have to think about health care.

However, this President sees no problem eliminating funding for Perkins Loans in his budget, even though the cost of tuition is rising and will continue to rise as the administration's policies force inflation.

Foreign trade clearly holds down the cost of products we buy.