I think we are all familiar with the horror stories of rape kits that contain good DNA samples sitting unprocessed in police evidence lockers.

Mr. Speaker, I believe this is a rushed process. This should be considered under an open rule, as it has in the past. Even Louise Slaughter, the chairwoman of the Rules Committee, was cited in Congress Daily today saying she didn't know…

Mr. Chairman, I'd just encourage my colleagues to listen to the argument on the other side. They don't want the status quo to be one of the options. This is supposed to be a bill about self- determination, yet it's this Congress that's…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chair and my colleagues, this amendment should pass unanimously. I don't care where you are on this issue. If you fundamentally believe that the people of Puerto Rico should be given a voice, then the voice that…

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of this amendment. I believe that English should be the official language of the United States of America, but that's a different issue. Let's be realistic. The people in Puerto Rico predominantly speak…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for the time. Isn't it ironic that a bill about self-determination has got to have the heavy hand of the United States Congress dictating to the people of Puerto Rico about this vote. I find that…

This project is critically important to the citizens of Magna for a number of reasons.

I think of the immigrant community in my home State of Utah, those who have followed the law, waited their turn, got in line, sometimes even up to 20 years, in order to legally come to the United States.

Now, it seems to me their efforts to abide by our laws would be completely discounted by amnesty or so-called pathway to citizenship.

This bill would provide a federal match of 25 percent of the total cost of the project.

The Senate exercises its constitutional authority to determine its procedural rules, either implicitly or explicitly.

It's important to recognize the principle that it isn't judges who control the Constitution, it's the Constitution that controls the judges.

Let me be clear, if Project Constellation is cancelled, our Nation will not, in the near-future, be able to travel beyond low-Earth orbit.

I believe NASA Administrator, Charlie Bolden, recently echoed this sentiment when he expressed his strong support for a space program that inspires the creation of the technological innovations which are essential to our Nation's future…

This proposal calls for the termination of Project Constellation and its associated rocket systems, the Ares I.

I believe Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13, and Eugene Cernan, the commander of Apollo 17, said it best.

As a result, if ratified by Congress, our Nation could capitulate our position as the world leader in space exploration.

But my gut tells me that Ares would be safer than anything else, but that is not what the data says.