It dawned on me with such a massive STEM (both undergrad and graduate) student body that I would ask about your opinions/feelings on the recent appointment of Ted Cruz to the Senate Subcommittee to Space, Science, and Competitiveness as well as James Inhofe who is a vocal denier of Man influenced Climate Change who is most certainly going to be the next chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.  

Thoughts? Opinions? Outrage? Apathy?

Whatever it is, why do you feel it? 

If you're mad and haven't called them why not?

If you don't know what any of this is, why not? (especially if you're a STEM student)

If you could care less... well I don't know how you can be a scientist, mathematician, or engineer and not care... Unless you're planning on getting an education in the US and then moving to whatever country picks up the slack that results from what is sure to be an increase defense budget and decreased scientific funding budget.