This budget carries forward the decision to retire the Shuttle fleet by the end of this year.

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

I don't think we would have ever gotten there with the Constellation program set up and funded the way it was.

I believe that investing billions of dollars in technology development, as this budget proposes, without any clear vision, mission, or target date for achieving them is counterproductive.

If the Constellation program is canceled, how do we make sure that those valuable assets are integrated into the new program?

I don't think it's any different than the George Bush Administration. I think OMB is running the space program, because it designs the budget.

The shift to commercial spaceflight cannot come at the expense of astronaut safety.

Only a clearly defined mission and vision for our space program can provide our children with the necessary inspiration and enthusiasm to themselves reach for the stars.

It's not a question of money; it's a question of priorities.

I believe continuation and acceleration of the Constellation Program or some variant of it is one way to achieve that.

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