"Why is NASA consistently thought of by the American public as the most popular government agency?"
"I don't think the United States wants to be second in anything."
"And I believe, Madam Chairwoman, that we are at a critical inflection point in our country, in our history, and in our future in restoring science to its proper place in informing our decisionmaking, ..."
"Artemis is the program to go back to the Moon, but that's just--the goal is going to Mars."
"It's a demonstration to the world of who is the pre-eminent power in the world."
"We've got to have a way to know in advance, well in advance, to save our astronauts so that they don't get fried."
"NASA has a need for that. And if you all do a jobs bill, I hope you would consider NASA in that jobs bill."
"In your State and my State, we have an expression, there are more ways than one to skin a cat."
"It is the law, and I support it."
"the law provides that someone can contest an award, and we're not going to be able to avoid that."
"I think we constantly have to monitor that."