this design is giving, along with the improvement in the engines, a 25-percent greater efficiency.

You and I in this committee have a different approach to what is happening to the earth's climate.

that would mean 25 percent less fuel, which is a good thing for the airlines, but might also be a good thing in the overall energy policy of the country.

I want to see it increase and, thus, all the more reason that you all need to keep us out of budgetary chaos.

The Stennis Space Center is a very valuable national asset because it is the location that, when we are developing exquisite new engines, we have to go to test them.

I commend you for a multi-year proposal.

There are, in fact, private companies that are getting into the business now of supersonic transports, but they do not have this characteristic.

We do everything that we can to partner with not only commercial industry but also universities and other academic institutions.

The Stennis Space Center is a very valuable national asset because it is the location that, when we are developing exquisite new engines, we have to go to test them.

As a matter of fact, we have already spent $200 million to date to address this groundwater contamination problem, and we are committed to continuing the investigation and evaluation, along with our partner, the New Mexico Environment…

We do everything that we can to partner with not only commercial industry but also universities and other academic institutions.

I would say that there is a significant difference of opinion about that.