Richard Shelby

Will they meet their obligations?

I think Senator Mikulski knew it. She knew what the potential was or she would not have pushed so long and so hard and successfully, and we should all be grateful.

The space station was never constructed to be there in perpetuity, was it?

There is a known need to develop a human-rated upper stage engine for the second test flight.

In the detailed portion of the 2016 budget for SLS, NASA only proposes development funds, as I understand it, through 2018 for an upper stage engine with no funding beyond that date.

Thank you, General Bolden. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that NASA's cost estimates for the SLS and Orion projects do not extend beyond the first flight for the combined system, and the 2016 budget before us bears this…

I really need to hear these answers, because I feel, do we have a balanced space program or not.

Satellite servicing is absolutely important to our national interest.

I want to know why Goddard was cut $300 million.

I have very deep concerns. I am concerned that we could be having a threat to the balanced space program.

The investigation will be complete and when findings and recommendations may be released.

Where are we exactly on that, as far as staffing the program?

How is the ATF working cooperatively with you, with the FBI, on this?

I will direct this question to the FBI Director.

Yes, he is a Republican and, yes, I am a Democrat. But we are 100 percent Marylanders, and we are 100 percent involved in dealing with heroin.

I feel very strongly about it. And when I say I didn't want to run again because I didn't want to raise money, but raise hell, this is one of the areas that I am going to raise hell about.

We look forward to working with you. And we've requested a lot of information, that I'm sure you will make sure it's forthcoming.

Madam Secretary, thank you for appearing today before the subcommittee.

And it's important to hear, because----

The agency needs a new ship, because the fleet is aging, as you pointed out.

We want an accurate count, because this is very important to a lot of us on the Gulf.

The shortened season was very disconcerting to me and to thousands of fishermen in the Gulf.

Failure can't be an option here. It wouldn't be in the private sector. The business would be gone, would it not?

What is the Department of Commerce doing to ensure that this system, a CEDCaP will not become another costly technological setback?

On the Network for Manufacturing Innovation, given our fiscal constraints, how would you balance the funding request for this new initiative with that of necessary funding for core programs, such as the Decennial Census?