Bill Foster Quotes
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I support the Affordable Care Act and believe we should take steps to further expand coverage and reduce costs.
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America cannot become just a service and financial services economy, and to prevent that, there is no substitute for having people with successful, real-world manufacturing experience in Congress.
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As we face tough decisions in Washington, we must never forget our responsibility to protect Medicare and preserve it for future generations.
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I don't want to do anything that capitalizes personally on the fact that I've been in public service.
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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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One of the fundamental scientific discoveries of the dog-human relationship is that when a dog looks into his master's eyes, you have a release of oxytocin - which is the trust hormone, the love hormone.
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Scientific discovery requires sustained funding for decades, and politicians can destroy it in a single budget cycle.
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It is important to remember the purpose of health care reform: to make sure Americans have access to quality, affordable health care - especially those individuals who were being denied by their insurance companies because they weren't profitable customers.
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Those who promote hatred, bigotry, and fear do not represent America and do not represent us.
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As we continue to work to pass comprehensive immigration reform, we must take action to stop these predators who are exploiting immigrants attempting to play by the rules.
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Anyone concerned with the broken politics in Washington needs to look no further than Mitch McConnell's cynical manipulation of the rules and obstruction of the NLRB.
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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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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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The United States will always be a global leader, and we need to actively engage the international community to make sure all citizens of the world live freely and equally under their country's rule of law. We cannot, however, afford to fight other nations' wars interminably or stabilize their regions.
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I am grateful for the sacrifices our veterans have made to defend our freedom and prosperity.
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The National Endowment for the Arts distributes money to all 50 states, and they try to do their best to distribute to rural and suburban areas. It's one of the great things about the program. It raises the awareness of culture throughout the population.
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Spend a while listening to people in your district to make sure you understand how they are served well in government and how they could be served better.
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Every person deserves to be treated fairly under the law.
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We have to get back to universities being more focused on education and more connected on what they educate students for to the jobs that actually exist.
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Federal policies must understand the linkages between economic growth, social mobility, and a strong middle class.
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I support marriage equality and oppose legislation that defines marriage as only being between a man and a woman.
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We should not chip away at the protections that have built the largest economy and the largest middle class in the world.
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The freedoms and prosperity we enjoy in America are thanks to the brave men and women who have served in our armed forces.
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I understand clearly as a freshman in Congress, you don't get to steer the bus.