As has been pointed out frequently, the five nominees that we have before us today all are seeking confirmation for life...
It's hard to imagine how you can deal with hunger if you don't deal with poverty.
we have at least transparency between the executive and legislative branches as what the expectations of that program an...
We just don't want to be spending money. We also want to be able to get results for our science.
I take my advice and consent responsibilities very seriously and the opportunity to recommend to a President of the Unit...
First of all, no matter what we do, my No. 1 priority is astronaut safety.
What is your plan for the contractors who will be forced to terminate your work if this proposal is accepted?
The 2011 NASA budget is $19 billion, $276 million more than 2010.
We also want to be sure that we do not lose our technology, no matter what the cancellation or transition is.
We need a destination. NASA has been a mission-driven agency since its creation.
It is time to retire the space shuttle, and the President provides for that at the end of calendar 2010.
I hope that the Committee unanimously reports them out, and I hope that we can confirm them expeditiously.
My criteria are that any nominee must have absolute integrity, judicial competence and temperament, a commitment to core...
We cannot reinvent NASA every 4 years. Every new President can't have a new NASA agenda.
When she said it, actually, I thought, 'Oh, my gosh, she is so right.'
I am puzzled by this. How have you been reminding contractors of their obligation to have reserve funds?
I believe if we all focus on where we want America to be in space, and how we protect Americans who we ask to do things ...
We need to find the will and the commitment as a Congress, and as a nation, to 'Go for launch.'
