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I think America is a great nation, but a great nation leads with its moral values.

We can't cut development like that because, one, that's not a reflection of who we are as a nation.

A world led by American leadership is a better world and we can see that if we look back at the second half of the 20th century and the post-World War II world order.

I think America is a great Nation, but a great Nation leads by our values and our morals and we don't withdraw from the world.

I have grave concerns and can talk about a number of areas that I find very troublesome in this budget.

I think President Bush would suggest that that is his proudest accomplishment.

The number of women that potentially will suffer, the number of women that potentially will die.

I would like to hear further commitment as we look at how we engage in global health around the world with partnerships.

My concern with this budget is that it cuts off two of those legs on that stool and that stool is going to collapse.

Just continuing on Chairman Babin's line of questioning, with Mars as a longer goal and thinking about that...

And also, you know, there's a proposed termination of the Asteroid Redirect Mission.

So you'll continue to work in that direction----

When we think about our three planks of our foreign policy, it has three legs on it. Not just defense, but it has diplomacy and development.

A great nation--when they see famine and when they see public health crisis--doesn't retreat from the world, a great nation leads with our moral values.

We can no longer think of ourselves as isolated.

I think of America as a great nation, but it is also that idea of America, those values that we represent.

I would just urge the administration to respect this committee.

I want to expand on something that my colleague, Mr. Keating, touched on.

And all of that compiled together results in some indirect pressure on the Assad regime to consider negotiations in a serious way.

Let's make sure we continue to find that exploration externally but we also understand NASA's multi-mission role here on Earth.

this is a disruptive question that we're asking, are we alone, and so it doesn't just touch on science but it also touches on philosophy, legal issues, all kinds of issues.

These are discoveries that are not just unique to who we are as the United States but to who we are as humanity.

This is a great hearing, right? I mean, it is a seminal question, particularly again if we want to stimulate our next generation to really, you know, get interested in science.

This is a remarkable time.

The disruption that answers that question of are we alone is remarkable.