Without question, the actions taken by the NASA are not even close to sufficient to retain critical human spaceflight skills and capabilities.

I have concerns about the administration's 31 percent decrease in funding for fossil energy R&D.

Improving and expanding the use of biofuels will reduce our dependence on foreign oil, lower our emissions, and create millions of American jobs.

This budget will keep the U.S. on a path to achieving energy independence and maintain our leadership in energy innovation.

I applaud NASA's new focus on working with community colleges to prepare students for pursuing STEM education.

And just for the record, I call the other body the black hole. Everything that goes over there disappears and never comes back.

We urge Congress to act swiftly to pass this Committee's bill, H.R. 3371, into law.

I think it is accurate to say that almost everybody on our side of the aisle... feel that the cap and trade bill and the health bill... will destroy jobs.

I don't think anybody in the House can think of another big bill that would do more to help the economy and create jobs...

My experience has been too often when you leave it up to the airlines... it doesn't get done if it is voluntary.

This is simply unacceptable. I have asked the inspector general to conduct an extensive review of fatigue issues.

Lives depend on it.

I can assure you and the family members who are with us and those who could not be with us today that this Subcommittee is not going to let this issue slip away.

It is clear at least to me--I can't speak for other Members of the Subcommittee--that we can no longer rely on recommendations by the FAA, that some standards are going to have to be changed.

if we leave it up to the airlines to regulate themselves, it will not happen.

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