Well, I think that is an interesting insight.
Well, what about the safety and the safety training and the safety officer?
I believe it is in the best interest of the functionality of the system that labor and management have a regular systematic way of communica...
When she said it, actually, I thought, 'Oh, my gosh, she is so right.'
So, as of now, almost 11 months since the accident, there is no joint regular systematic, joint mechanism of communication?
It will be my intention that when the NTSB makes their recommendations that we have a public discussion of that.
Which then takes me to jobs, jobs, jobs, something that I know we share, on a bipartisan basis.
We hear about out-of-service escalators and elevators. That is a top favorite, as well as closed entrances and exits and train delays.
So if, in fact, you say to these bold, innovative companies on which we are now betting the future of our astronauts going to the space stat...
I have many questions. Actually, I have 13 pages of questions.
Thank you very much, Administrator Bolden.
I need good answers, and so does Senator Bennett, but----
But what is your plan for the contractors who will be forced to terminate your work if this proposal is accepted?
My No. 1 concern, while we have to always look at the budget, is the safety of the astronauts.
Spending excesses will not be tolerated.
This plan would destroy decades of U.S. space supremacy by pinning our hopes for success on unproven commercial companies.
The 2011 NASA budget is $19 billion, $276 million more than 2010.
I want to say promises made, promises kept. We are really going to go after that fraud and abuse.