June 21, 2004
January 15, 1992
“The truth is, I don’t think there is a single person in this body who has the scientific background to know for sure whether [the SSC] is the greatest investment ever or the worst ...”
— Congressman Newt Gingrich (R- Georgia)
June 20, 1992
“High-energy research with particle accelerators has resulted and will result in plastics for medical use, solutions for DNA research and ... maybe even for AIDS, ...nuclear waste disposal ..., pollutant removal ..., location of oil deposits, creation of integrated circuits ..., studies of water tables ..., cryogenic engineering, tumor and body chemistry detection ..., ultra-fast computers ..., and lots, lots more ...”
— Congressman Bob Livingston (R- Louisiana)
“They have already, as a result of this program, developed cancer technology, developed treatment of tumors, developed advanced plastics that can be used in hospitals to reduce hazardous wastes ... The SSC is almost driving supercomputer technology, and supercomputers are what has made the United States an advanced technology (leader) in lots of areas.”
— Congressman Sam Johnson (R- Texas)
“What will happen once [the SSC] is finally completed? It deals with compressed energy. Scientists say they will be able have enough energy to run an automobile ... In the medical profession, they will have a machine that [can] find any tumors or cancer in your body, never using a knife.”
— Congressman Bill Sarpalius (D- Texas)