It is fitting that this Committee is considering U.S. government agency roles and responsibilities in NEO detection, tracking, and mitigation.

American ingenuity, such as the VASIMR electric propulsion technology, will lead the way as part of the solution to the threat from asteroids.

Because of the recent sequester, NASA is suspending, effective immediately, all education and public outreach activities.

I would just strongly, strongly urge you to take those criticisms into consideration, and to move forward in a very different kind of way.

we just want a fair and open process, and all of our jurisdictions want to have the capacity to compete.

Every other region, those kind of rates are set regionally, except here, with zero justification, zero explanation.

I would be happy to work with him on making sure that the Beltsville agricultural property becomes the new campus of the FBI.

It is critical that the FBI consolidate its operations to optimize the agency's ability to meet its vital mission.

I think it offers a competitive combination, as Mr. Hoyer has indicated, that meets the requirements of the FBI.

I want to clarify something, because I am looking at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee-approved resolution...

I want to make sure that we are also following the recommendations that were laid out in the GSA report...

It would be helpful, perhaps not here, but to have your counsel's interpretation of that for our consideration.