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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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…

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.

nobody paid to go on the Wright Brothers flights.