[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[June 30, 1992]
[Page 1050]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Remarks on the Superconducting Super Collider

June 30, 1992
    The President. Look, this meeting is about the super collider. And I 
just want to thank these most distinguished scientists for taking the 
strong scientific case up to Capitol Hill in support of this project. It 
is important not just for national pride; it's important to science 
generally that this be fully funded and that we stay out front, working, 
of course, with international partners the best we can, but that we 
remain out front. And I'm anxious to hear from you how you feel, sir, 
your testimony went. And thank you very much for going up there to the 
Senate. We've got to get in the Senate and get approved that which we 
failed to do in the House.
    Dr. Schwitters. I think we had a chance to make the case for the 
SSC. We talked about the long-term value and need in the science and 
then the value of doing this kind of research for the country. We had a 
few critical questions, but I think that the team answered them well 
because we do have good answers.
    The President. Well, what we've got to do is get it restored in the 
conference and get this under control. We're fighting for it, and we are 
committed to it. We have a handful of these major scientific projects 
that need support, even though we've got tough budgetary conditions. 
This is no time to cut the funding for this project. We will fight with 
you for it.
    Dr. Schwitters. Thank you very much. We really appreciate that.

                    Note: The President spoke at 4:10 p.m. in the 
                        Roosevelt Room at the White House, during at a 
                        meeting with Government and private-sector 
                        scientists. Roy Schwitters was Director of the 
                        Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory in 
                        Waxahachie, TX.