"As much as people would like to wish them away, and a lot of people in this town would, we are still there."
"It was incredibly frankly painful to do business with the U.S. Government, with probably about an additional 25 to 30 percent of overhead just to handle all of the regulatory stuff required."
"But they have a responsibility as an ally. I mean, this is a 70-year, you know, construct now and the world has changed."
"I would note, just in my time remaining, I do understand they put a satellite tracking system in Argentina on land lease, so it is a road that--it is a trend we are seeing."
"Are we prepared? Are you confident that we could win a conflict in space today if we had to do so?"
"I have introduced legislation that cleans up some past legislation in terms of making it a fully unified command versus the subordinate command."
"Russia and China have weaponized space. They have done so; they are in the process of doing so."
"I would submit to you--and I am concerned in hearing testimony across the board from across the services."
"Yesterday, I introduced legislation to establish a unified combatant command to be known as the United States Space Command."
"I emphasize quickly, to compete with our adversaries in a growing domain, I am asking for my colleagues to support my proposal."
"This directive from the President was issued on advice from then-Secretary Mattis and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs."