Moving American Science towards Defensive Isolationism

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
   Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness Subcommittee
253 Russell

07/21/2026 at 10:30AM

Subcommittee hearing entitled “Measuring What Matters: Science, Standards, and Strategic Competition”.

The subcommittee will “examine how the U.S. can maintain its competitive edge in an ever-growing and rapidly evolving technological landscape, while also assessing how China is pursuing global control through coordinated national strategies and policies to strengthen American leadership.”

Witnesses

  • Walter Copan, Vice President Emeritus for Research and Technology Transfer, Colorado School of Mines
  • Dr. Drew Endy, Director of Bio-Strategy and Leadership, Hoover Institution
  • Dr. Robert Atkinson, Founder and Senior Fellow, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
  • Dr. Julia Phillips, Science Policy Advocate