Bill Foster Quotes
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I used to say I represented 33% of the strategic reserve of physicists in Congress.
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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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History has not looked kindly on us when we've prevented people fleeing violence from seeking refuge in this country.
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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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'Too big to fail' is fine for restaurant chains. If Denny's fails, it's fine for this economy. You can always go down to the TGIFs. But that's not the same for large-scale investment companies.
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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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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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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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The fight for a truly inclusive nation that embraces its diversity is not over and perhaps will never be.
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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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Every person deserves to be treated fairly under the law.
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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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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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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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Those who promote hatred, bigotry, and fear do not represent America and do not represent us.
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I am grateful for the sacrifices our veterans have made to defend our freedom and prosperity.
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Federal policies must understand the linkages between economic growth, social mobility, and a strong middle class.
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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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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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I understand clearly as a freshman in Congress, you don't get to steer the bus.
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From a scientific point of view, it's hard for me to understand why someone in the Texas Panhandle should not have access to the same research funds that someone in the Oklahoma Panhandle can have.
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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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I support marriage equality and oppose legislation that defines marriage as only being between a man and a woman.