Bill Foster

We need to beef up STEM education.

— Bill Foster

Practice being excited.

— Bill Foster

My father was actually a chemist. He got a degree in chemistry from Stanford.

— Bill Foster

I understand clearly as a freshman in Congress, you don't get to steer the bus.

— Bill Foster

I used to say I represented 33% of the strategic reserve of physicists in Congress.

— Bill Foster

I am committed to standing up for the LGBTQ community and being a strong voice.

— Bill Foster

Every person deserves to be treated fairly under the law.

— Bill Foster

Immigrants greatly contribute to our country's economic prosperity.

— Bill Foster

People are people, regardless of who they love or what gender they relate to.

— Bill Foster

The NLRB provides important protections to American workers.

— Bill Foster

I'm not opposed to the idea of helping regions that are struggling to get a reasonable fraction of federal research spending.

— Bill Foster

Veterans often need medical and psychological assistance, and often, for them, it is hard to ask for help, but we want them…

— Bill Foster

Anyone concerned with the broken politics in Washington needs to look no further than Mitch McConnell's cynical manipulation of the rules and…

— Bill Foster

The fight for a truly inclusive nation that embraces its diversity is not over and perhaps will never be.

— Bill Foster

When I see the sort of mindless tax cuts for the wealthy, cuts to education, I just think we've got it exactly…

— Bill Foster

There are a number of much less expensive alternatives to detaining immigrants than locking them up somewhere.

— Bill Foster

Those who promote hatred, bigotry, and fear do not represent America and do not represent us.

— Bill Foster

I think when you provide something absolutely free, the potential of abuse exists. Getting an education without skin in the game is…

— Bill Foster

If you're dealing with live nuclear material, and you do anything that disperses them, it is very hard to hide, even after…

— Bill Foster

'Too big to fail' is fine for restaurant chains. If Denny's fails, it's fine for this economy. You can always go down…

— Bill Foster

Science, logic, and truth should not be partisan issues; they are the cornerstones of fields that have made the United States a…

— Bill Foster

The United States will always be a global leader, and we need to actively engage the international community to make sure all…

— Bill Foster

I believe we need a balanced, bipartisan approach to debt reduction that includes a combination of spending cuts, investments in economic growth,…

— Bill Foster

If we had created rules to automatically turn up the required down payment on a home when there's a housing bubble, or…

— Bill Foster

The decline of particle physics in the U.S. is really a symptom of the erratic and sometimes anti-scientific attitudes in Washington and…

— Bill Foster

It is important to remember the purpose of health care reform: to make sure Americans have access to quality, affordable health care…

— Bill Foster

As a businessman, I know that businesses need certainty.

— Bill Foster

I grew up in a family that was always talking about politics.

— Bill Foster

History has not looked kindly on us when we've prevented people fleeing violence from seeking refuge in this country.

— Bill Foster

I really believe in U.S. manufacturing and U.S. exports, but we have to have a level playing field.

— Bill Foster

It's wonderful to see more of my colleagues recognizing the importance of investing in STEM education and scientific research and development.

— Bill Foster

Properly funding federal research at Argonne National Labs and Fermi National Accelerator Labs will also create jobs and directly benefit the Eleventh…

— Bill Foster

One of the big concerns is the increasing disrespect for the scientific method and for policies that aren't based on facts and…

— Bill Foster

In science, if you stand up and say something you know is not correct, that's career-ending. It used to be that way…

— Bill Foster

Negative thoughts are contagious and they get passed around like a disease. I inoculate myself against the fear of failure.

— Bill Foster

If I killed my wife and mother and debauched a thousand women I couldn't go to hell--in fact, I couldn't go to…

— Bill Foster

As we face tough decisions in Washington, we must never forget our responsibility to protect Medicare and preserve it for future generations.

— Bill Foster

If we choose to ignore science and refuse to fund important scientific research, we voluntarily cede our place as a world leader…

— Bill Foster

The idea of ensuring that federal research dollars should be reasonably spread around is an arguably useful goal. But it should be…

— Bill Foster

Federal policies must understand the linkages between economic growth, social mobility, and a strong middle class.

— Bill Foster