Citizen Power, by Mike Gravel: on Technology

Empower Congress to make independent scientific conclusions

Congress has no scientists at its own command and is, therefore, at a disadvantage whenever it attempts to question the administration's scientific advice. Congressional committees do hear testimony from so-called "scientific witnesses," but often these experts' "private" scientific research is funded by government grants administered by executive agencies. Obviously, these scientists do not fail to notice which side their bread is buttered on.