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There is no doubt that many expensive national projects may add to our prestige or serve science. But none of them must take precedence…

— Nelson Rockefeller

We need to spend a trillion dollars rebuilding our schools, our roads, our basic science and research here in the United States.

— Barack Obama

Science knows no politics. Are we in this frenzy of [the Depression] economy, brought about by those who control the wealth of this country,…

— Fiorello H. La Guardia

Ultimately it all comes down to money, ultimately it all comes down to lab capacity. One thing we are clear about is if that…

— Chris Asplen

We need major investments for rebuilding the infrastructure of America in a very forward-looking way that reduces our dependence on foreign oil. It is…

— Nancy Pelosi

No doubt we have to have bigger projects, bigger industries, basic industries, but it is a matter of the highest importance that we look…

— Lal Bahadur Shastri

“The American Society of Civil Engineers said in 2007 that the U.S. had fallen so far behind in maintaining its public infrastructure -- roads,…

— Naomi Klein

The problem for large scientific projects is to do something that is being done for the first time, balanced against cost, schedule. and promises…

— Barry Barish

Scientific discovery requires sustained funding for decades, and politicians can destroy it in a single budget cycle.

— Bill Foster

We need to upgrade and modernize America`s infrastructure.Our budget is going to have to figure out how to balance those priorities and pay for…

— Paul Ryan

Big ideas, big ambitious projects need to be embedded within culture at a level deeper than the political winds. It needs to be deeper…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

If we want growth today to be more innovation-driven, more inclusive and more sustainable, then we need a more active state, not a less…

— Mariana Mazzucato