The Federal Government has spent more than $600 billion on IT investments over the last decade.

it would help us to make a more informed decision from a budget perspective and from an authorizing perspective

And that 62 percent in NOAA really goes primarily to satellites, and it also goes to Weather Service.

NOAA is important to all of us who are coastal Senators.

We are troubled over these continually shrinking resources. Remember, we are given a cap on discretionary spending.

We are worried about protecting 'dot mil,' okay? I think 'dot gov' is very nifty.

this is a very difficult one.

But if we fund it at fiscal year 2015, this will mean competition of two providers?

So whatever we do, we know that there is always risk. We know that.

Thank you for fighting the good fight with commercial crew and trying to keep our funding as high as possible.

I am supporting the President in his sanctions. We have to take a strong stand, and we are proud of our NATO alliance.

We are all deeply troubled about what is going on in Ukraine, and the behavior of Russia and Mr. Putin's words and so on.

We really do strongly disagree on this.

That is why I am pleased that the $18.3 billion proposed for NASA for Fiscal Year 2015...is close to the level specified for Fiscal Year 2015 in the NASA Authorization Act.

I am and always have been and will be a passionate person about NASA and our space program and the people who work in it.

if the Joint Plan of Action falls apart, and the Congress then moves to take needed action, I will--because this is in July--make sure that we, as appropriators, would accommodate whatever it takes to up the game for them to be able to…

I think we have the right people who have the spirit of reform and transformation.

Let me join some of my colleagues on our skepticism.