"Basic research needs to be a federal priority if we're going to keep feeding innovations that later can produce the SpaceXes of the world," Joseph Jewell said.
"We can all have sensitivity to it, regardless if you knew someone or not, or experienced 9/11 or not. It's still a strong, powerful story," said Paul Morando.
"We knew a size standard evaluation was coming, but it appears from everything we've gathered that the Hill did not get a lot notice," said Jim Carroll.
The Capitol is seen under early morning skies in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. The Senate approved legislation to temporarily fund the government late last night, a key step toward averting a federal shutdown after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for money for a border wall with Mexico. The House is expected to vote before Friday's deadline, when funding for a portion of the government expires. Without resolution, more than 800,000 federal workers would face furloughs or be forced to work without pay, disrupting government operations days before Christmas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
We must build and test these solutions today, so they are ready to deploy when tomorrowβs emergencies strike. Now is the time to prepare for the future.
A firefighters works to stop a wildfire in Gouveia, in the Serra da Estrela mountain range, in Portugal on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Authorities in Portugal said Thursday they had brought under control a wildfire that for almost two weeks raced through pine forests in the Serra da Estrela national park, but later in the day a new fire started and threatened Gouveia. (AP Photo/Joao Henriques)
Water plant operator Mike Gandy takes a water sample of the Ferriday water system from neighboring Ridgecrest, La., which is now in the Ferriday system, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. The water is now tested regularly and plant operators are working on new treatment methods. In many places, people struggle to find water or else drink water that isn't clean. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
"It's going to be a very subjective analysis for institutions and for agencies to determine what research actually falls into these buckets," said Cara Baer.
In this April 14, 2016 photo, shipyard worker Anthony Diggs, of Newport News, Va., works on a flight deck light during a tour of the USS Gerald R. Ford at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. The Navy refers to its newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, as β4.5 acres of sovereign U.S. territory.β (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Construction continues on the Wolfspeed factory in Siler City, N.C., on March 26, 2024. The new factory will soon produce advanced wafers for computer chips. Automaker Vinfast is scheduled to open a factory next year. Both projects stem in large part from incentives that Biden signed into law. Biden has campaigned on how his policies helped pump hundreds of billions of dollars in private and federal investment into companies. But so far, the investments havenβt significantly swayed a public concerned about inflation. (AP Photo/Josh Boak)
FILE - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Brown, right, with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, checks pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The U.S. is sending another $400 million to Ukraine, pushing needed ammunition and generators to Ukraine from its own stockpiles, which will allow the aid to get to Ukraine faster than if the Pentagon procured the weapons from industry., getting needed heat and additional air defenses to Kyiv as winter sets in. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, housing for service members is pictured at Mountain Home Air Force Base, April 28, 2022. Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families. (1st Lt. Daniel Barnhorst/U.S. Air Force via AP)
"We're trying to strike that balance of protecting public health and safety and promoting cost-effective operation and licensing for facilities," Ho Nieh said.
FILE - Steam rises from the cooling towers of the two original nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle on April 28, 2010, in Waynesboro, Ga. Units 1 and 2 were originally estimated to cost $660 million, but cost $8.9 billion by the time they were completed in 1989, mirroring overruns in the later Units 3 and 4. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)