Madam Chair, I want to thank the distinguished chairman of the committee. This body is going to miss the distinguished chairman of the committee. He has always operated in a bipartisan fashion and has provided thoughtful and compelling…

I thank my friend from Texas. Mr. Chair, let me start by thanking my colleagues for their leadership on this important legislation, both the chairman and the ranking member. As the co-chair of the Diversity and Innovation Caucus, my…

Mr. President, I thank the chairman for his clarification. The last thing I wish to do in a bill this complex is to tie up the Senate in procedural votes, rather than votes of substance. Even if this point of order were raised, it is my…

Mr. President, I rise to speak on an amendment I submitted, amendment No. 3736. This amendment I know has caused some concerns in different places, both in the political process and in the financial sector. I believe it is a very fair…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 3333, the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act. This legislation contains important provisions to enhance television services in rural areas. Consumers in rural and mountainous areas, like my…

Madam President, I thank my friend, the Senator from Arkansas, for her statement today about the sacrifice of folks not only from Arkansas but across the country--Virginia, Delaware, and from North Carolina. Madam President, I wasn't…

Mr. President, I want to commend the chairman of the Small Business Committee, and my colleague and friend, Senator Landrieu, and Senator Isakson for this amendment. I am proud to be part of it. I think those of us on the committee when we…

I believe the President was poorly advised.

I do think there are interesting opportunities to leverage off of things.

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.

We here in the legislative branch are going to try to continue to work with the Administration to refine his plan and change some parts of it.

We asked that he consider a strong vision statement. In fact, we specifically said a vision of going to Mars.

We must leverage our existing capabilities and workforce to reach our goal.

We need its scientific minds to be involved in solving today's and tomorrow's challenges in energy, medical research, robotics.

We cannot assume the agency will have unlimited resources for every mission it wants to undertake.

It is time to have an honest conversation about the Space Shuttle and its importance to our short-term capabilities.

We asked for the extension of the International Space Station's life, instead of it being cutoff in 2015 as previously planned.