Bill Nelson

If we could all get an agreement that the data is correct, then the fishermen are clearly willing to accept it, because they don't want to over fish the population, because that doesn't do anybody any good.

It is critical that the tests on engine compatibility be completed on time in order to provide stability to the ethanol industry.

Oh, yes. I mean, we need two things: We need to mandate them in all vehicles, and we need that the readout be standardized so that anyone can read it.

Tell me, why did Toyota officials in Japan not take seriously the messages about safety concerns that Toyota's North American officials had conveyed to Japan?

Who made the decision in Toyota to have only one laptop in the U.S. with the required software to read out an electronic data recorder?

Does Toyota collect and store all the information from the electronic data recorders it decodes?

If there's a deadline for standardization, why does--what is your opinion that Toyota still uses proprietary software to read out the contents, if it's going to be standardized?

Profits should never trump safety.

It's sad, for the loss of life, but it's also sad, as I said in my opening comments, about all these Toyota dealers who now, in the middle of an economic recession, are getting hit with a double whammy because people have lost confidence…

I am also deeply troubled about the Administration's proposal to simply cancel the Constellation programs.

I do want to acknowledge some good news in the FY 2011 Budget Request, which is that the Obama Administration agrees with the need to continue supporting the Space Station to at least 2020.

This is simply not the way a great nation should conduct its civil space program.

The agency is going to have to define a process to validate the commercial providers for human requirements.

As I have shared privately with various people in the government, including NASA, about trying to take care of the workforce with additional work, such as an emphasis in this budget on research and development, it is my hope that you could…

If the President said, 'We're going to go to Mars,' and he laid out a vision, how do you think the American public would respond?

I want to state that with the retirement of the Space Shuttle later this year, and if the Administration's proposal is followed, the United States will no longer be a space-faring nation.

In my opinion, this is a strategic mistake of vast proportions and one that requires the utmost reconsideration and serious attention from all levels of government.

I am simply not prepared to allow the United States to lose its edge in this critical area.

I believe that is irresponsible and unworthy of this Nation's historical leadership in space.

There is the renewed commitment to technology development.

Deep down, I believe that the public has a yearning for space travel by humans, because it is our nature, as a people.

Should the Astronaut Office be involved with this certification and validation process?

To knowingly commit our Space Program to this for years on end, without a truly viable solution in work, is irresponsible and fiscally dangerous, not to mention the National Security implications as well!

There have been sharp differences that we have with the Administration's budget.

Is heavy lift a priority?