Someone mentioned earlier that our share of the budget for space now is about 1/2 of one percent, which is correct.

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.

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.

Funding for space is probably the only thing that Congress does that entirely is beneficial to the next generation.

Mr. Speaker, I want to draw attention to a positive program that helps young people make better choices. It is called the Reality Check Program, and it was founded by Larry Lawton of West Melbourne, Florida. In his youth, Mr. Lawton lived…

It defies common sense that a long-standing NASA partner can be arbitrarily grounded by the FAA.

Over a half-century ago Congress established the Federal Aviation Administration with the mission of ensuring the safety of the flying public.

``Mr. Speaker, ``As a direct result of the health care law, 10 million Americans risk having their health insurance plans cancelled. Tens of millions more are seeing their costs go up and coverage changed, and they are losing access to…

Mr. Speaker, the President promised Mr. Griffin in my district and millions of other Americans that, if they wanted to, they could keep their own doctor. Unfortunately, he found out already that is not true. Americans were told that they…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I first met the man, the legend, really, known as Bill Young, in 1974; but it wasn't until I got elected to Congress in 2008 that I realized what a larger-than-life true leader this man…