When I first ran for Congress, I decided that I would not take pledges to vote for or against any issue. I believe the practice of taking pledges contributes to the worst of the partisan gridlock in Washington, preventing many members of Congress from even considering a reasonable compromise offered by the other side. Bill Foster Read Quote
I believe we need a balanced, bipartisan approach to debt reduction that includes a combination of spending cuts, investments in economic growth, and simplification of the tax code that closes corporate loopholes that incentivize companies to ship jobs overseas. Bill Foster Read Quote
Properly funding federal research at Argonne National Labs and Fermi National Accelerator Labs will also create jobs and directly benefit the Eleventh District. Bill Foster Read Quote
Scientific discovery requires sustained funding for decades, and politicians can destroy it in a single budget cycle. Bill Foster Read Quote
If you’re dealing with live nuclear material, and you do anything that disperses them, it is very hard to hide, even after a 24-day cleanup period, the fact that there was nuclear material in this facility. Bill Foster Read Quote
As a scientist, the starting point is always the facts of the matter, whereas often, in politics, the starting point is how does this play in the next election. Bill Foster Read Quote
Measles may not spread as fast as erroneous sound bites and tweets, but they both have the potential to cause a great amount of damage. Bill Foster Read Quote
The decline of particle physics in the U.S. is really a symptom of the erratic and sometimes anti-scientific attitudes in Washington and the incompetence of Congress in managing science. Bill Foster Read Quote
In science, if you stand up and say something you know is not correct, that’s career-ending. It used to be that way in politics, but not anymore. Bill Foster Read Quote
