I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 26, 2011, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 26, 2011, at 10:15 a.m. in SH-216. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 26, 2011, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Homeland Security…

we have all heard the phrase ``drill, baby, drill.'' Well, it is interesting that the pro-oil company folks think that all of our answers have to do with drilling because, lo and behold, we have actually increased our domestic production…

I filed a bill to raise that a modest amount to 25 percent, that would give the recipients of CDBGs that flexibility.

But the subject of today's hearing, I think, underscores all the more why we need to move to the next generation of air traffic control.

Our nation's future will hopefully include one or more commercially developed American crew vehicles.

Thus, the predicted cost to develop a Falcon 9, if done by NASA, would have been between $1.7 billion and $4.0 billion.

And so, engaging with the Russians, to finish answering your question, was critical to being successful in the station.

I favor, I absolutely support the authorization bill's approach to this.

We are not going to Mars or likely to an asteroid at this point with the technologies that we have.

Cutting back on space investments is a penny-wise, but pound-foolish approach.