So I submit to my colleagues here today that hydrogen is not as far away as we think it is. Bob Inglis More Quotes by Bob Inglis More Quotes From Bob Inglis There's a lot of Republicans who may have in the past been critical of fellow Catholics who they call 'cafeteria Catholics' who don't follow the church's teachings - say, on abortion. But now, are they going to become 'cafeteria Catholics' themselves and not follow the church's teachings on climate change? Bob Inglis change teaching past In fact, NSF was the leading successful efforts to improve U.S. math and science education long before the Department of Education was even created. Bob Inglis successful math long The federal government can't remodel every firehouse and buy every new policeradio in the name of Homeland Security. Bob Inglis homeland-security government names Many conservatives, I think, see action on climate change as really an attack on a way of life. That`s really a hard pill to swallow, that the whole way that I have created my life is wrong, you`re saying, that I shouldn`t have this house in the suburb, I shouldn`t be driving this car. Bob Inglis car house thinking So when you're dealing with an existential threat like death or like climate change, if you see it as 'we are all toast anyway,' then denial is a pretty good way of coping. Bob Inglis denial climate way Asking an incumbent member of Congress to vote for term limits is a bit like asking a chicken to vote for Colonel Sanders. Bob Inglis term-limits humor funny We added Medicare Part D to a system facing bankruptcy and gave no thought to means testing it. Bob Inglis testing medicare mean I think we`re all experiencing climate change. Experience is an effective teacher. It`s sometimes a very harsh teacher. So we will be taught about climate change. Bob Inglis climate teacher thinking Most of us complain about Congress. We say it's a place that doesn't reflect us; they don't listen to us. Actually, Congress well reflects the American people. It gives us exactly what we ask for. Bob Inglis complaining giving people I represented the 4th District of South Carolina... from the election '92 until election '98. And then I was out six years and then came back for another six years between the election 2004 and the election 2010. Bob Inglis south-carolina six years So I'm a pretty conservative fellow, but not conservative enough for the Tea Party. Bob Inglis conservative party tea Our hope is we move beyond denial and into debate... If we cleaned up the air, would it really be bad for us? Bob Inglis denial air moving I voted for the Deficit Reduction Package with significant heartburn over the student aid provisions. Bob Inglis significant aids students We in Congress need to support the American forces in every conceivable way, giving them the tools to continue to convert, capture or kill terrorists and the time to equip the Iraqi security forces. Bob Inglis support giving needs The freedom to convert is fundamental to freedom of religion. Bob Inglis freedom-of-religion converting fundamentals NSF is the only federal agency with a proven track record of selecting education projects through a rigorous, careful and competitive process that draws on a wide variety of experts from outside government. Bob Inglis agency track government We should be trying to make education less expensive, not more. Bob Inglis more expensive education trying We are a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. Bob Inglis laws nation immigrants It's clear that we need comprehensive immigration reform. Bob Inglis need clear reform immigration For example, a breakthrough in better batteries could supplant hydrogen. Better solar cells could replace or win out in this race to the fuel of the future. Those, I see, as the three big competitors: hydrogen, solar cells and then better batteries. Bob Inglis better see win future
