Richard Shelby

But the more you can work, fuse, and share, the safer we're going to be; aren't we?

But we still have to continue to work on sharing of information with our law enforcement people, don't we?

Not for you, it isn't too much.

This budget request before us fails to prioritize funding for the terrorist explosive device, we call it TEDAC.

The threat from IEDs here, Mr. Director--you've talked about this here before--is widely recognized.

I am concerned that the budget priorities reflected in this request do not ensure that the Bureau is efficient, effective and, more importantly, nimble for the foreseeable future.

I want to begin by thanking the men and women of the FBI who work every day to protect this Nation.

I share the concern about earmarking disease specific research. I believe science should dictate funding.

Did you do some work as to how much money that would raise?

We need to figure out how to prevent it, don't we?

When budgets are constrained, we need, I believe, out-of-the-box ideas to answer some of the big research questions.

I'm committed to working with Senator Mikulski to see if we can plus-up NIH, though.

I'd like to see us double NIH's funding. I know that's hard to do, but to at least get on the upward funding trend, not the downward trend, of biomedical research in this country is a critical first step.

I believe that the top investment we can make in America to save lives, to improve lives, for the American people is to invest in the NIH.

We just know that this is a deviation from the regular government contracts. We want to make sure that NASA spends our money wisely.

I want to work with you on that.

But, General, my emphasis is on the rocket itself, specifically, not all the ancillary things, the components.

With this budget proposal, we have a significant challenge ahead of us but I believe that with some direction and greater accountability, NASA's endeavors can be successful.

I believe that with some direction and some accountability, NASA's endeavors can be successful and inspire future generations.

Will you furnish some details on all this to the subcommittee?

Well, some of us are concerned about the funding necessary for the SLS rocket development and, of course, the other components.

I am pleased that NASA appears to be moving forward with the development of the Space Launch System.

I have long been a supporter of public-private partnerships that use Federal dollars to leverage private resources.

NASA is one of the most publicly-recognized agencies in the Federal Government and an inspiration to young people around the world.

The fiscal year 2014 budget aspires to do many new, innovative, and exciting things, yet it proposes, General Bolden, no additional funding.