Recent Activity
Mar 29, 2006
Press Release
At a markup of House Resolution 717, Science Committee Democrats pressed for action to obtain the Technology Administration draft report on job offshoring. The Committee failed to report the Resolution adversely (March 29, 2006)
Mar 29, 2006
Markup
Opening Statement By Hon. Bart Gordon
We all care about American jobs. Since the beginning of 2001, this country has lost almost 3 million manufacturing jobs. When a manufacturing plant is closed or downsized, scientists and engineers lose their job, too. Over 50% of the engineers employed in America work in manufacturing facilities.
Mar 10, 2006
Press Release
Science Committee Democratic Members introduced a Resolution of Inquiry (H. Res. 717) to compel release of the original report of the Department of Commerce Technology Administration evaluating the impact of offshoring on American workers (March 10, 2006)
Mar 9, 2006
Hearing
Opening Statement By Hon. Bart Gordon
Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing today to consider the merits of the ARPA-E proposal. This proposal arose from a recommendation by a Committee of the National Academy of Science, National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine.
Mar 9, 2006
Article
The Science Committee completed consideration of the Resolution of Inquiry, voting 14-19 not to approve the resolution, and reporting the Resolution to the House without recommendation by voice vote (April 5, 2006)
Mar 9, 2006
Press Release
The Committee should be moving now on ideas to promote innovation like creating an Advanced Research Projects Agency in the Department of Energy, argued Science Committee Ranking Democrat Bart Gordon (March 9, 2006)
Mar 7, 2006
Press Release
Saluting National Enginners Week, Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) achieves passage of House Resolution 681 (March 7, 2006)
Mar 6, 2006
Press Release
Rep. Bart Gordon released the Views and Estimates for the Fiscal Year 2007 budget that the Science Committee Democratic Caucus submitted to the House Budget Committee (March 6, 2006)
Mar 2, 2006
Press Release
The Fiscal Year 2007 proposed budget for space and Earth science at NASA earns expressions of "grave concern" from Reps. Bart Gordon (D-TN) and Mark Udall (D-CO), space policy leaders for the House Science Democratic Caucus (March 2, 2006)
Mar 2, 2006
Press Release
Science Committee Members Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) and Charlie Melancon (D-LA) point out that the Associated Press today confirmed the findings of the Science Committee Democratic report <em>Failure to Protect and Defend: The Federal Emergency Response to Hurricane Katrina</em>, issued in September 2005 (March 2, 2006)