The United States should assign a particularly high priority on science and technology over the next four years, especially for federal support of research.
Testimony of
Kenneth B. Medlock III
James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics, and
Senior Director, Center for Energy Studies
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Rice University
To the
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Washington, D.C.
February 12, 2013
Government attacks on the infrastructure of the Gulf cartel and the Zetas in recent years are concrete examples of Mexico's efforts to retake its northeastern states from the hands of drug traffickers.