"One of the fears that I have is that we even regress further."
"the first thing I think we all try and--tried to do is do no harm, first of all, and stop us from regressing."
"Someone mentioned earlier that our share of the budget for space now is about 1/2 of one percent, which is correct."
"There is really not a whole lot of, overwhelming at least, support in Congress for our nation's space program even though it is a matter of our national security."
"Our taxpayers want accountability, and the hearings that you have been holding clearly are another great effort on your part and the part of Congress to try and provide better accountability."
"Accountability is something that our citizens want. Unfortunately, many times elected officials in general, Congress in particular, are too busy to give any attention to accountability."
"Funding for space is probably the only thing that Congress does that entirely is beneficial to the next generation."
"Over a half-century ago Congress established the Federal Aviation Administration with the mission of ensuring the safety of the flying public."
"It defies common sense that a long-standing NASA partner can be arbitrarily grounded by the FAA."
"We want our space program to move forward."
"I was delighted to see that there and I would just like to encourage you to share with our staff the benefits of allowing NASA to do that."