This is a troubling development that could severely hurt the growth and surplus in U.S. agricultural exports.

I think that we should support it, and that is with the budget requests.

Mr. Chairman, I would like to introduce into the record a letter from the Governor of Alabama, the Honorable Robert Bentley.

It probably won't take 2 years, but I would be surprised if it took less than 18 months.

And I think that is what is, I think, frustrating to so many Americans is that the regulations and burden has just come to a level where there is just a lot of frustration out there.

I am completely opposed to the Executive actions issued by memo under your signature last December.

I just want you to understand--and I am not picking on you, because, Blue Origin has got all kind of optimistic promises out there, as does Aerojet.

So, we can't let that happen.

I am very concerned, about this possible window, that we don't have heavy-lift capability. I just am.

I should point out when you referenced declines in meal participation, the declines in lunch participation started in 2008...

not having assured access to space is not an option from our national security standpoint.

I don't want it to look like at any time that the government is putting their finger on the scale to help anybody, except the government.

I do not propose that in any way that our international food programs need to be cut.

Thank you, Mr. Concannon. And certainly we appreciate the news about the 30 additional days to accept comments.

But I think the difference in--talking about the McDonald's and offering the healthier variety of stuff, they want to--we have that choice, what we want to do.

I love it when billionaires want to spend their own money to do cool things that help the country, but it's still a business.

General Hyten, SpaceX has recently made statements about a higher-thrust engine.

If the 1608 language was fixed so that we could use those additional 14 RD-180 engines, would it remedy the situation that you just all said was unacceptable?