Bill Nelson: “The priorities of national security sometimes trump the other parts of the budget.”

You and I in this committee have a different approach to what is happening to the earth's climate.

This is a watershed moment for planetary defense and all of humanity.

What we are going to do is a multi-year test, taking it to different locations all over the United States, and see if the muffled roar is acceptable to the people on the ground.

One of the reasons you and I were able to accomplish so much on this committee is both of us worked very hard to keep politics out of NASA and to focus on the core mission of exploration.