But, I don't want to get this into a situation where we've just got extra layers of bureaucracy to go through just to get a crew up to the International Space Station.

If you were told, 'Go,' how long would it take you to do a CEV?

I think that's a capability that we should continue to build on, not only just to provide cargo, but to provide other support for the Station and other markets that come along.

It is my hope that the President will also recognize the angst that is out there in the NASA family.

I think it's that important to the country that we ought to all work together to come up with solutions.

I have serious concerns and grave misgivings about the proposal to rely strictly on commercial providers for U.S. manned space flight.

I think I'll stop there, probably having shot myself in the foot more times than I want to count.

at least three billion dollars per year must be added to NASA's appropriation to accomplish the mission

Let me ask Ms. Shotwell and Mr. Culbertson--we're going to try to make some decisions on our authorization and work with the appropriators on which way we're going.

the President's policy that he's proposing to us... is that the trips to and from the Space Station... can be done cheaper and more quickly by letting the commercial sector compete.

If it were 5, that was the original schedule for the Ares I; it was going to be in 2016.

Space transportation is inherently risky.