You are confident that you can live with this policy in terms of this war?

I think I must take responsibility for the fact that there will be no supplemental this year.

Well, can you answer me this. Is the Iraqi Freedom Fund, which we created for the fiscal year 2003 budget--it was the supplemental really--has that been exhausted?

Well, it is my impression that because of body armor and better helmets, we are having more real serious injury to the limbs of our service men and women.

We have, I understand, a 2004 shortfall on the global war against terrorism of $700 million, is that right?

We will do all we can to maximize funds for health care in 2005 and work with you in that regard.

I keep hearing from veterans in Alaska regarding their concerns over the funding of veterans health care.

With respect to Alaska, the commission reviewed the VA leases in Anchorage, due to expire in 2007, and the Army-provided space at the Basset Army Community Hospital in Fairbanks.

I would hope that somehow or other we would work out something in terms of this contract care concept and let them have an opportunity to obtain treatment in Alaska.

Well, Administrator O'Keefe, you make us all proud of the job that you're doing with NASA and I want you to know that I personally have great confidence in what you're doing.

With this vision, what is going to happen with the other non-space needs of the programs that NASA is involved in during this period of growth?