Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"I want to make sure that NASA has what it needs to carry out its mission, explore the universe, understand and protect our planet, and create new technologies that lead to new breakthroughs creating j..."

"We want NASA to be an economic engine, out-innovating, out-educating, and out-building what we need to do to keep America pre-eminent in space."

"You couldn't be an astronaut without being an optimist."

"I'm troubled that the budget does not invest adequately in future missions, the highest science priorities that are identified by the National Academies in their decadal surveys."