I support the President's Growth Initiative to make further investments in research and development.

The American public is counting on the President. They are counting on each of us here in this room to have honest conversation about where we are at this time in our nation's space program, and to make tough choices.

That is why I am pleased that the $18.3 billion proposed for NASA for Fiscal Year 2015...is close to the level specified for Fiscal Year 2015 in the NASA Authorization Act.

we haven't seen that kind of cooperation frankly.

I have been long concerned about rail safety.

I want to first thank the President and the administration for making sure that in its New Starts budget proposals, it includes funding for the long sought-after Purple Line here, in the national capital region, and the Red Line in…

I appreciate the Chairman and the Ranking Member calling this hearing because I would like us to be more invested as a committee and a Congress and really to help do what Dr. Magnus described, which is set of vision, a strategy, something…

I have to say it has been interesting to listen to the concerns that have been expressed about the budget because, of course there were people who were perfectly prepared to see NASA operate under sequestration levels that would…

I am really--I am curious as to what you all think the Congress needs to do in terms of directing NASA in terms of a timeline to provide a roadmap that would be reasonable then if we were to proceed along this goal to 2021 and then into…

I want to see it succeed.

I think this sampling of the range of questions for our witnesses today tells us that we have so much more to learn.

Let's not rush a bill, Mr. Chairman, when there are too many critical questions and issues that need our careful consideration.