It is incumbent upon this subcommittee, as Senator Mikulski has said many times, that we are accountable to the American people and to our colleagues, and you are accountable to us.

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

maybe when we fix a broken window, we have to fix the broken political process, and we have to get the job done.

I am deeply troubled by your support of the President's unilateral Executive actions, which provide amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.

It appears NASA is already purchasing its own insurance policy in case the crew providers are not ready.

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

the ATF position is open, a very important position, for the enforcement of existing laws.

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.

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

We look forward to working with you to make sure that the Justice Department is properly funded.

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.