Charles F. Bolden Jr.: “The budget you consider today furthers the goals that we share of extending our reach into space.”

We have driven business offshore, and we have got to get it back.

We will not lose another crew in spaceflight, and if we do, somebody will have hell to pay.

The Nation needs to become unafraid of exploration. We need to become unafraid of taking risks.

With this budget, the United States has positioned itself to continue our space leadership for years to come.