Bill Nelson

Has the experience factor in Orlando gone down as a result of separating the two functions in Orlando?

It's my understanding, in December, that the FAA started installing Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcasts, ADS-B, in South Florida.

We've got a serious problem in national security.

This Senator's office computers have been invaded three times in the last month, and one of them looks pretty serious, as if it's talking to a computer in some international arena.

By the way, Dr. Lewis, we could not even get the NASA IG to investigate the stealing of those rocket designs through the Internet at NASA.

I think, in our subcommittee, as I serve you and the full Committee, that we want to look at NIST and the NSF, at new opportunities for them to examine these questions that have been raised this morning.

I support you, Governor. I enjoyed our visit.

Of course, all the questions around climate change, including organizational questions about: should the National Climate Service be situated within NOAA?

We're developing a national missile defense system. Do you think that the system needs to be operationally effective, suitable, survival, and cost-effective?

The bottom line question is: Is it operationally effective so that in fact if we had the threat it could do the job?

Now, if you're talking about the layer, such as Aegis, the answer to that is yes.

Do you think that we need to take the steps needed to make sure that the system is all of those things?

The Fourth Fleet has been very positive for SOUTHCOM and our efforts.

I want to compliment General Ward and Admiral Stavridis as you are adapting to this new policy where you're not only a warrior, you're also a diplomat.

What are you doing in coordination with the MDA and Strategic Command to realistically test the GMD?

Congratulations on what you're doing.

In my opinion are underfunded and disjointed.

I think the CFTC must preserve the price discovery aspect of the markets and risk management hedging benefits that it provides.

The CFTC should be proactive and try to anticipate matters that pose a threat to systemic risk.

It is important that whatever regulations are put in place does not constitute strangulation of the commodities in the whole.

If you can't do it in the private sector, the Federal Government certainly shouldn't be able to do it.

One of the failings in the past... is that NASA becomes the handmaiden of the Office of Management and Budget.

Picking up on the Ranking Member's questions--and by the way, Mr.

And how are you going to coordinate with others that get into energy and climate change policies, such as Carol Browner, Dr. Chu, Nancy Sutley, as well as the NOAA Administrator?

I want it established that then-candidate Obama clearly came out and stated that he wanted to reactivate the National Space Council within the White House.