It is that process that, again, we come to you today with an excellent recommendation that the President then selected as the nominee.

The two of us, as you know, we take the partisanship out of the selection of judges by having a judicial nominating commission that the two of us appoint.

Big oil wants its way. They've been trying to bully their way to drill off the coast of Florida . . .

A more serious concern is that the SLS/Orion combination alone is insufficient to carry out missions to any important destinations beyond low Earth orbit.

You have been a fearless and long-time champion in particular of education reform.

Thank you for the opportunity to address the Committee today, and I look forward to any questions you have.

thank you very much, Senator Nelson, for inviting here because this is a spectacular result that we have a successful landing of Curiosity on the surface of Mars.

This cannot happen again.

The low flight rate currently projected for SLS and Orion is a cause for concern.

We are developing a rocket called the Space Launch System. We are developing a human capsule called Orion.

the value of competition is that instead of your rocket company being the only one in town, you get sharper, your prices get sharper if there is a competitor there.