"the Bush administration starved NASA of the funds."
"I hope you will take--and I can tell you I speak for a number of Senators, because we have discussed this."
"We face the prospect of very significant deficits."
"the Federal Government under the Bush administration has not come up with its appropriate share, and we have got to correct that."
"Please keep your eye on Haiti."
"We are going to have to buy rides from the Russians."
"We can correct that, and the President-elect has stated so during the campaign."
"do not make it a political document; make it a budget document on how we are going to have sanity and common sense in the budgetary and appropriations process and entitlement process of the U.S. Gover..."
"What a great opportunity for the Obama administration."
"The fact that that Global Initiative has done such good things all over the world... is a significant accomplishment."
"This is a great opportunity for the country of Iran to crack the door."