Political Quotes

“First and foremost, Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the conferees for the great job they have done on this VA-HUD conference bill. As chairman of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, I am particularly pleased with the commitment by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh) and the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Mollohan) to make sure that the NASA budget continues to make sure that America provides a leadership in space and keeps America number one in space endeavors. The conferees showed good judgment in producing a bill that requires NASA to conduct many of the recommendations captured within the International Space Station Management Cost and Evaluation Report. I believe that this is the right course in establishing a credible Space Station program. It is with this achievement that we should continue to press NASA to stay on course concerning the other aerospace projects that are of critical importance to the American taxpayer. That is why I have requested from NASA a letter delivered to me tomorrow that specifically outlines a program within the space launch initiative that ensures an orbital flight demonstration experiment involving the X-37 vehicle, so we can verify this cutting-edge technology and its benefit as a space transportation system.”