Now, we have, in other hearings, been talking about asking administrators about the consequences of the continuing resolution.

We want to join with the President in his national goal of out-building and out-innovating and out-educating.

I was so pleased, in your comments and in your opening statement, that you acknowledged the incredible talent that's at NASA.

We felt that it would have been a disaster, had we had a shutdown, to, really, the economy and the reputation of the United States of America.

And, as the shuttle winds down, people, as you know, are deeply concerned in Florida, people at all the centers are very worried about jobs.

I think we need to be able to look at it.

What I'm trying to approve is the policy goals...

I think that you're going to see there's some flexibility.

You know, you could end up with a filibuster on this subcommittee, if you----

I think the entire subcommittee, and really the entire Senate, really wishes them, through you, Godspeed.

We have now been called upon to accept $78 billion worth of cuts from the President's 2011 request, $39 billion below the 2010 level.

I don't want to be foolish. So, let me tell you what I worry about in being foolish: that, because we skimp now, we then end up paying two or three times later.

I share your belief that we must engage our commercial space partners if we are to have a sustainable, fiscally responsible human space flight program in the years to come.

The president's asked us to raise the debt ceiling. And Senate Republicans and House Republicans, and I hope many Democrats as well are going to say, Mr. President, in order to raise the debt ceiling we need to do something significant…

The President's asked us to raise the debt ceiling. And Senate Republicans and House Republicans, and I hope many Democrats as well are going to say, 'Mr. President, in order to raise the debt ceiling we need to do something significant…

I never heard you or your top assistant or the White House or anyone else talk about this commission, that supposedly was put together 4 years ago.

Since then, in 2009, a NASA satellite was lost, as you know. And, just a month ago, another NASA satellite was lost.

If we're going to cut taxes and continue to cut taxes on the wealthiest people in this country, and continue to underfund the important parts of Government, we're going to lose that scientific edge.