We do not have assured access to space, as Senator Nelson has raised, and we have to have that.

Does NIRPS have the people with the skills and experience to assist the Air Force in this effort to develop a domestic replacement for the RD-180 Russian engine?

if we are to meet the aggressive timelines necessary to replace the RD-180 by the end of the decade, we will need the support of our Nation's best and brightest.

Is there a danger and what do you think about it?

Mr. Estevez and General Shelton, why is the certification process necessary?

I would just say if this were a private business and they got a major supplier that they no longer find reliable, they would get busy right now.

If you consider space a national security priority, then you absolutely have to consider assured access to space a national security priority.

I am fully supportive of the funding request; however, I am concerned that the explanation is signaling a piecemeal approach that will never result in an engine replacement and keeps us reliant on Russia.

We will not accept racial discrimination and voting discrimination in our State, and the Federal Government is also there and prepared to step in.

The right to vote, as you say, Dr. Johnson, is the cornerstone of the Republic.

I voted for the Voting Rights Act extension 8 years ago in this Congress, but I knew then that Section 5 was problematic.

I know these are important issues to you and you have spent a lot of time and effort in mastering these issues.

CO2 is a different kettle of fish. It is not particulates and NOx and SOx. It is plant food and it is not a pollutant in any normal definition of it.

Our staff has done a study on the federalism aspects of EPA. The Clean Air Act establishes a cooperative federalism between States and EPA.

Without an explicit appropriation, any money spent on this program would be an illegal transfer of funds.

We certainly have made some great progress in the air in America and the water is so much cleaner than it has been.

Under our constitutional system of government, HHS must receive an appropriation from Congress before it can make payments to insurance companies that lose money under this law.

This is an important issue.

Both of those programs are on a path that cannot be sustained.

Do not come. It is unlawful to come. You cannot come to the country without lawful permission.

Only weeks ago, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office reaffirmed in testimony that we are on an unsustainable path financially and face the risk of a fiscal crisis as a result of our debt.

The first thing a law enforcement officer should seek to do is to create a climate that reduces lawlessness, not encourage it.

If we do not do something about this now when we are in the world of 2 percent interest, it is going to be too late when it is 5 or 6 percent, because all fiscal hell is going to break loose around here.

The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is one of the most critical positions in our Government, entrusted with overseeing our massive Federal budget during a time of great financial danger.

There is so much pressure to spend, to spend, to spend, and simply the Nation has got to rise up to that and be responsible in the actions that we take.