The President's fiscal year 2016 budget request for RDT&E is $69.6 billion, $6.1 billion over fiscal year 2015 enacted.

I understand that there may be a six-year gap in guaranteed access to space, under the fiscal year 2015 NDAA Section 1608 restrictions.

You need some uniformity when it comes to safety. We know that.

Federal policies, I believe, should encourage private investment in transportation infrastructure in order to better leverage Federal investments and to increase economic growth.

Today, I rise to talk about the critical need for the stronger oversight of payday lenders. In March, I welcomed President Obama to the city of Birmingham, in my district, where he highlighted our Nation's economic recovery and put a…

Dodd-Frank's stated intent is to protect consumers, but some of the regulations promulgated in response to the law have gone so far, they may actually prevent qualified consumers from owning a home.

It is my understanding that in the Commercial Crew Program, NASA initially decided to spread, General, the limited funding resources across five companies.

The bottom line is you need more money; is that right?

What is the level of commitment from some of our other international partners to operate the space station beyond 2020?

I cannot agree more with GAO's assessment of NASA's inadequate funding proposal.

We are also moving to another stage, past the Hubble, because of what we found in the use of having the Hubble.

The space station was never constructed to be there in perpetuity, was it?

The Russians have indicated that their intent is to separate their portion of the station in 2024.

It appears NASA is already purchasing its own insurance policy in case the crew providers are not ready.

Instead, NASA's budget cuts funding to Orion and the Space Launch System, or SLS, limit our reach in human exploration.

However, NASA continues to blame Congress for lack of resources, when it was NASA that chose to spend nearly $2 billion on a competition.

Will they meet their obligations?

Is it even possible to operate as you know it the space station without the Russian segments should we choose to operate the station on our own?