Bill Foster Quotes
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I'm pushing - on a bipartisan basis, actually - to get federal support for the creation of high-quality textbooks that can be downloaded for free on the Internet.
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As a scientist and successful businessman, I understand that no one has a monopoly on good ideas.
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If we choose to ignore science and refuse to fund important scientific research, we voluntarily cede our place as a world leader in innovation.
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I think when you provide something absolutely free, the potential of abuse exists. Getting an education without skin in the game is not good.
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There is an almost universal experience in physicists, at least of my generation, which is home-made pyrotechnics.
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In science, if you stand up and say something you know is not correct, that's career-ending. It used to be that way in politics, but not anymore.
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When I first ran for Congress, I decided that I would not take pledges to vote for or against any issue. I believe the practice of taking pledges contributes to the worst of the partisan gridlock in Washington, preventing many members of Congress from even considering a reasonable compromise offered by the other side.
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We owe these heroes a great deal - it is our solemn responsibility to ensure that all veterans receive the care and respect they have earned.
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Properly funding federal research at Argonne National Labs and Fermi National Accelerator Labs will also create jobs and directly benefit the Eleventh District.
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One of the big concerns is the increasing disrespect for the scientific method and for policies that aren't based on facts and evidence.
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There are a number of much less expensive alternatives to detaining immigrants than locking them up somewhere.
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When I see the sort of mindless tax cuts for the wealthy, cuts to education, I just think we've got it exactly backward in this country.
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There's a fundamental question that everyone has to answer: What fraction of your life do you spend in service to your fellow man? It's not something that science helps you answer at all. It's one of these questions like, Who are you gong to marry? Science doesn't really help you with the question.
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People are people, regardless of who they love or what gender they relate to.
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Whoever is running the country should not be in the pay of a foreign interest. The best way is to see tax returns.
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I supported and voted for the public option in the version of the Affordable Care Act passed by the U.S. House. Had it been incorporated into the final version of the ACA, it would have done much to increase the competitiveness of ACA Exchange Marketplaces.
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The decline of particle physics in the U.S. is really a symptom of the erratic and sometimes anti-scientific attitudes in Washington and the incompetence of Congress in managing science.
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Lawmakers imagine they can be political heroes by voting for budgets that slash scientific research by 20 percent, but they inhibit our ability to respond to health crises.
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We need to beef up STEM education.
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I often say that I inherited the family's recessive gene for adult-onset political activism.
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As a scientist, the starting point is always the facts of the matter, whereas often, in politics, the starting point is how does this play in the next election.
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Immigrants greatly contribute to our country's economic prosperity.
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The idea of ensuring that federal research dollars should be reasonably spread around is an arguably useful goal. But it should be done per person, not per state.
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I support the Affordable Care Act and believe we should take steps to further expand coverage and reduce costs.