I think it's incredibly destabilizing now, as well as in the future.

We need to energize that group if we're going to be effective in our policies to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.

It seems like the change in 2005 made it more difficult for all communities, including distressed communities.

I appreciate your commitment on the EDA program and trying to have it reauthorized in the right way.

Your involvement here in trying to bring in more international support for nation-building is a positive step.

But a number of you obviously suggest an absurdity in connecting the increased biofuel production here with deforestation elsewhere.

I am extremely concerned about the whole of issue of nuclear weapons in the region.

And it's the big deal.

Senator Garn brought a measure of great civility and an enormous knowledge, and I feel that I was able to launch my career in trying to help the American Space Program because of the excellent guidance and tutelage, those two space…

I would have trouble, Madam Chairwoman, supporting a budget that is poised to eliminate a real manned space program, and instead maintains the fantasy of one.

And there is no contingency plan beyond that, except, 'If we get to it, we'll deal with it?'

We're ready to do legislation on the global climate crisis.

This is a real victory.

But the administration is counting on these 8 flights to be done by 2010.

You know, everybody dumped buckets of money into the banks because they said we need their talent.

I'm really proud of NASA and what they've done in this. And they have been truly a tremendous voice to--not only scientists--but for those who have stewardships about their individual nations' futures.

Without truly supporting and building upon the human and heavy-lift launch capabilities that are already under development, our astronauts will have no choice but to wave at the Russians...

This is--this is stunning, and it will--it impacts thousands of lives.