The agency is going to have to define a process to validate the commercial providers for human requirements.

Well, I found some additional money that you can use, General Bolden.

This is simply not the way a great nation should conduct its civil space program.

I am also deeply troubled about the Administration's proposal to simply cancel the Constellation programs.

If, however, we instead accept the Administration's proposal laid out in this budget request, I have no doubt that it will lead to no less than the ruin of our proud space program.

I have great concern about not having a goal for NASA and canceling existing programs that would put us on a path to get us beyond lower Earth orbit.

To knowingly commit our Space Program to this for years on end, without a truly viable solution in work, is irresponsible and fiscally dangerous, not to mention the National Security implications as well!

We simply must do right by the men and women who have made this space program great.

If you gave me an infinite pocket of money--pot of money, I could not get a human to Mars within the next 10 years.

there have been sharp differences that we have with the Administration's budget.

I think it's time to--for NASA to get back to that NACA mentality here a little bit.

As I have shared privately with various people in the government, including NASA, about trying to take care of the workforce with additional work, such as an emphasis in this budget on research and development, it is my hope that you could…