Donna Edwards

I am not just sitting here in Congress, I am a passenger and a customer.

I am a strong supporter of NASA, both its science programs and its human spaceflight activities.

I hear real warning signs coming out of your testimony and particularly when you talk about proceeding with designs before you have requirements.

It is also clear that developing commercial suborbital systems has been a challenging undertaking.

it is not worthy of the taxpayers. It is not worthy of the citizens of this country, and GSA needs to get its house in order.

I am glad that he rooted out the problem, but he needs to be in front of this committee because there are a lot of questions that need to be answered.

I am encouraged by the progress that is being made by competing designs.

I am encouraged by the progress being made by competing designs, and I look forward to continued accomplishments.

I want to be number 537 if there is room.

It is clear that developing commercial suborbital systems has been a challenging undertaking.

nobody paid to go on the Wright Brothers flights.

Over the last 3 years the regular general service workers at GSA haven't received a pay raise at all, isn't that right.

Good afternoon. I'd like to join the Chairman in welcoming our witnesses to what I anticipate will be an interesting and informative hearing on the emerging commercial suborbital transportation market.

I hope to hear from our witnesses on what challenges have been overcome.

I also join you in thanking the witnesses and also thanking them for their patience.

when I walked up to a woman who works at GSA who works hard every day who hasn't got a raise, who shows up and does her job and she is in tears because this agency is in the newspaper every single day, it is disgusting.

I think in addition to strengthening the accountability in the conference arena that it is important for the IG to look deeply into questions that I have had longstanding about the transparency accountability, fairness and parity in every…

response to question from Hon. Donna F. Edwards, a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland

I think there is no question we all know all across the country that we have huge infrastructure needs, we have no money, and we are running the risk.

I am convinced there are a number of ways that we can strengthen and improve technology transfer in this country.

Our responsibility should be to ensure that federal taxpayers get the biggest bang for our buck...

There are far too many good ideas out there in our universities, good ideas that have been developed through tax--federal taxpayer support, but they languish.

I am convinced that there are a number of ways that we can strengthen and improve technology transfer in this country.

I am particularly interested in hearing Mr. Rosenbaum's testimony today about our experience in Maryland.

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