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We're curious by nature. We're explorers.

I think we all agree this is a dangerous budget. You know, I believe America is a great Nation, but this is not the budget of a great Nation.

If we withdraw from the world, other nations are going to fill that void, and they won't necessarily share the values that we share.

I believe the rest of the world would prefer a world led by American values, as opposed to the other ideologies.

It disturbs me that... we have the Secretary of State doing the courtesy of sitting there and defending that budget.

We need a budget that reflects who we are, not just soft power, but the moral power of who we are as the United States.

Let's make sure we don't make that same mistake.

But the problem with this budget is it is not a budget that shows American leadership.

I stand here not as a Member of the Congress, but as a doctor. And as a doctor, health care is about taking care of patients. That is why the bill that might come before us is a bad bill. It raises the cost of care for many people. It…

North Korea is not going to back down and become nonnuclear. They see this as their only negotiating leverage.

I think the first step is to reassure our allies in the region, the Republic of Korea and Japan, that our commitment to the region, our commitment to the defense of the region has not wavered.

So that is also a negotiating leverage, that China needs to understand that if North Korea continues on its current path, then it may have more nuclear-armed nations in its neighborhood.

we don't believe Russia or Vladimir Putin has our best interests or democracy's best interests in mind in these attempts.

This is about protecting our democracy.

Do we believe that we ought to consider this interference in our democracy, in our elections, a national security threat?

It is disturbing to me this defense of Vladimir Putin and Russia. And it is very worrisome.

If America is not standing up for democracy and pushing back, you know, the rest of the world is watching.

This is not Democrats or Republicans. This is about protecting the integrity of our elections and pushing back.

Today I rise to urge all of my colleagues, Democrats and Republicans, to oppose this bill that repeals the Affordable Care Act, and here is why. I stand here not as a Member of Congress, but as a doctor. When I took the oath to enter…

We can't just tell the interagency you have authority to do this and leave it up to them to decide.

I think one of the dangers just kind of listening to the opening statements is regulations are not inherently good or inherently bad, right?

I think it is a valid concern that that licensing regime has stalled innovation.

I want to thank the ranking member and the chairman for this bill. This bicameral and bipartisan bill that we are considering today, the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017, authorizes NASA's appropriations for the fiscal year 2017…

This is a very timely topic, and in fact, as the Subcommittee embarks on the 115th Congress, I think this is going to be a very vibrant time in how Congress, how our federal government and NASA approach space.

I think it is very important for us to reassure our allies in the region that we will uphold our commitments.