I support common-sense measures like universal background checks to prevent guns from falling into the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill. Bill Foster Read Quote
Those in science perform research, have it reviewed by their peers, publish the results, and believe the answer should be obvious. Bill Foster Read Quote
There is an almost universal experience in physicists, at least of my generation, which is home-made pyrotechnics. Bill Foster Read Quote
From a scientific point of view, it’s hard for me to understand why someone in the Texas Panhandle should not have access to the same research funds that someone in the Oklahoma Panhandle can have. Bill Foster Read Quote
When I see the sort of mindless tax cuts for the wealthy, cuts to education, I just think we’ve got it exactly backward in this country. Bill Foster Read Quote
I think when you provide something absolutely free, the potential of abuse exists. Getting an education without skin in the game is not good. Bill Foster Read Quote
We have to get back to universities being more focused on education and more connected on what they educate students for to the jobs that actually exist. Bill Foster Read Quote
I’m pushing – on a bipartisan basis, actually – to get federal support for the creation of high-quality textbooks that can be downloaded for free on the Internet. Bill Foster Read Quote
The idea of ensuring that federal research dollars should be reasonably spread around is an arguably useful goal. But it should be done per person, not per state. Bill Foster Read Quote
The real question is whether the federal government should be in the business of redistributing wealth to equalize the economic status of every state, including states where not many people, for whatever reason, have chosen to live. That type of redistribution is a distortion of our economy. Bill Foster Read Quote
