[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 124 (Friday, October 6, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1723]
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         ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON BASIC RESEARCH

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                            HON. NICK SMITH

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 6, 2000

  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this 
opportunity to talk a little bit about our work in the Subcommittee on 
Basic Research, a subcommittee I am honored to Chair. This Subcommittee 
has had a busy and productive two years. In the 106th Congress, we have 
held a total of 25 oversight hearings, field briefings, and mark-ups on 
a range of important and timely issues. In addition, we have passed 
through the House two bills authorizing fire and earthquake programs 
under this Subcommittee's jurisdiction, and these may yet be passed 
into law in the final days of the session.
  I believe the work we do in this Subcommittee truly is unique. In our 
hearings on information technology, nanotechnology, education research, 
plant genomics, and biotechnology, for example, we have been able to 
glimpse the future. And through our oversight and our authorization 
bills, I hope that we are able to help shape that future, as well. I am 
proud of our record of collegiality and bipartisanship on the 
Subcommittee, and I look forward to continuing that tradition in the 
next Congress.
  I would also like to this opportunity to thank the staff of the 
Subcommittee, who work behind the scenes to get things done. Stephen 
Eule, Peter Harsha, Mark Harrington, Sharon Hayes, and Steve Howell 
have made my job easier, and I thank them for all their good ideas and 
hard work. I congratulate all the members of the Subcommittee 
especially Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson and her chief of staff 
Jim Wilsort.

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