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ehlers, five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for five minutes. mr. ehlers: irthank the gentleman for yielding. i did not expect to speak. i do not have any prepared comments or notes, but i'm going to speak on the issues of the science which i feel qualified to speak on because i am a scientist, specifically in nuclear physics. i also want to make it clear i have never received any grant money from the n.s.f. when i did research i was supported by the federal government directly or -- that was through the department of energy or by the u.s. navy. the federal government plays an important role in the guiding the economy of our nation. and much of that role is carried forth by the national science foundation and some of the other funding agencies. let me just give one specific example, one i'm very familiar with because it's related to my area of research. my good friend, charlie towns, who won a nobel prize for developing the laser, discovered some years ago that