I'm going to take my inspiration from Senator Lautenberg, here.

Civil servants ought to act in a civil manner.

your number-one job is to make sure that your TSA employees ensure the safety of the homeland, the safety of our traveling public.

I think there's going to be a lot of management components of this challenge that I look forward to working with you on.

I think you've got the absolute right background for this position.

I constantly hear complaints about mistreatment of the traveling public by TSA officers.

I believe in the concept and, you know, I am very interested in learning more about this legislation and commend the Chairman and those who have been cosponsors already.

It seems to me--and I think your example earlier was dead on--that when the developer says it is easier to go do that greenfield site, to develop that commercial shopping center--let us take that example--the cost equation that goes into…

You know, the immediate critiques of this bill will be, you know, is it just about squishy livability; you know, is it once again the Federal Government further extending its reach into areas that, as my colleague from Montana, Senator…

But it takes a long time for that to change, and it takes multiple agencies coordinating efforts to bring about that change, and that is where I do think the Federal Government does have an important role.

Senator Webb's bill ( S.1750) which is before you is straightforward: it merely directs the NPS study the appropriateness of Affiliate Status for General Marshall's home.

I am very concerned that the new plan, as I understand it, will prohibit us from having human access to low-Earth orbit on our own rockets and spacecraft.

Lack of review normally guarantees there will be overlooked requirements and unwelcome consequences.

Exploration drives technology innovation, not the reverse.

I cannot support going into space as an end in and of itself.

I want to understand the value of human spaceflight.

If we fail to act now, the President and this Administration will be remembered for killing America's leadership in space exploration.

I do not believe that this would be in our best interests.