In 2009, we increased this funding by another $5 million.

To abandon Ares I as a baseline vehicle for an alternative without demonstrated capability nor proven superiority, or even equivalence, is unwise and probably not cost-effective.

My No. 1 priority is astronaut safety. We must have a reliable transportation system to protect our astronauts during launch, mission execution, and reentry.

If Project Constellation is cancelled, our Nation will not, in the near-future, be able to travel beyond low-Earth orbit.

The Magnuson Act worked, on a fishery--particularly up in New England that was being over fished. And it brought back that stock.

If we could all get an agreement that the data is correct, then the fishermen are clearly willing to accept it, because they don't want to over fish the population, because that doesn't do anybody any good.

I've made a request to the Chairman and our Commerce Committee Chairman, Senator Rockefeller, that we have a hearing on this to try to bring some focus on the correct data.

It seems at cross-purposes that you cut your research dollars to determine the correct data in order to come up with a Catch Share.

Well, whatever the venue is, we've got to get to the bottom of this.

thank you for your public service and the good job that you're doing.

It is critical that the tests on engine compatibility be completed on time in order to provide stability to the ethanol industry.