94 Quotes by Bill Foster

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.

It's wonderful to see more of my colleagues recognizing the importance of investing in STEM education and scientific research and development.

The amount of subtle and beautiful physics that's necessary to make a smartphone work is enormous.

As a scientist and successful businessman, I understand that no one has a monopoly on good ideas.

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.

There is an almost universal experience in physicists, at least of my generation, which is home-made pyrotechnics.

Properly funding federal research at Argonne National Labs and Fermi National Accelerator Labs will also create jobs and directly benefit the Eleventh District.

Those in science perform research, have it reviewed by their peers, publish the results, and believe the answer should be obvious.

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.