Richard Shelby

Our long-term economic growth...must include, I believe, an exporting component.

The sooner we move these nominees, Mr. Chairman, the better.

TEDAC is an important facility for IEDs.

With the shift of thousands of agents from the FBI's criminal mission to counterterrorism, a significant burden has been placed on our State and our local law enforcement agencies.

The FBI's role has changed dramatically, Mr. Director, as you know because you've been in the leadership there since 9/11.

We're indebted to them for the sacrifices they make to protect our country.

Thank you again for appearing before the committee, but also thank you for the job you're doing as the leader of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

You have to have that type of a vehicle, yes sir.

Ares-V is the one that's on the books today.

You're still committed to Ares-V, aren't you?

It's my understanding that section 505 of the omnibus clearly prohibits funding for new activities. Did Congress approve what you're doing, here, for the redirection of the funds?

The Congress explicitly provided $400 million to the exploration program in 2009 economic stimulus bill to close the gap between the Shuttle and constellation programs, as I understand it.

A fictional space program will always be faster, better, and cheaper than a real space program, but it won't be one.

We may be the leader in manned space flight today, but the eventual ramifications of this budget, as I understand it, has the potential to ensure that this lead will end, perhaps forever.

Without truly supporting and building upon the human and heavy-lift launch capabilities that are already under development, our astronauts will have no choice but to wave at the Russians, perhaps the Chinese, and possibly astronauts from…

I would have trouble, Madam Chairwoman, supporting a budget that is poised to eliminate a real manned space program, and instead maintains the fantasy of one.

The proposed budget has welcome increases in the areas of science and exploration, and maintains aeronautics funding at an acceptable level.

This would provide--but it doesn't begin to provide enough for NASA to do all of the critical missions it has been asked to do.

This is a sizable sum with our budget, considering the funding constraints that the Federal Government faces.

The Associated Press reported in April that Mexico has seized more than 2,702 grenades since the start of President Felipe Calderon's term.

This interrogation, rendition of terrorists had been going on before the Bush administration.

Does the Department have a legislative plan regarding these expiring provisions of the Adam Walsh Act, which I think and others thought was a good piece of legislation?

But we would like to know for the record because we fund all these things.

As a result of this lack of cooperation, according to the Government Accountability Office, our Government's war on drugs is not as productive as it should be.

But I believe that a lot of this responsibility lies with the Justice Department.