Is it correct that in order to meet their recommendations, it was basically about $2 billion annually?

Well, the Chinese are going to hear that, and they're going to say, 'Well, see? We haven't appreciably added to the problem.'

But there are jobs that will be provided that otherwise wouldn't have had the selection of that particular contractor not been made.

I am disappointed that the appropriations for FY 2007 were so far below even the amount requested.

Are your figures calculating that you're going to be reimbursed for the money that you spent on hurricane repairs?

If successful, would that be a source of a ride for DSCOVR or for AMS?

It was. It was engineered to go in the payload bay. In fact, it is a completed spacecraft.

In the spirit of candor, you will come back to us and report on your measurement of whether or not they're reliable.

If confirmed, will you pledge to work closely with this committee to ensure rigorous oversight of the Department's missile defense program?

My judgment is that dispersion is still the situation. A nuclear carrier should be in Florida to replace the John F. Kennedy to get some dispersion.

I want to ask you about--as we're trying to give the warfighter and the commander greater flexibility of getting up smaller satellites in operationally responsive space.