Kit Bond

I, too, share your great concern about Homeland Security.

I'm worried about redlining in the concentration from this flexible voucher, because you're going to be shorting the PHA's.

Well, thank you. That is what we ask you to do. And I appreciate that.

I want to know who the HUD official is who is supposed to go out and look at that.

More funding for basic and applied scientific research means more jobs for our economy.

I continue to be disappointed that OMB or somebody somewhere has chosen to strike out the priorities that this committee and Congress have put in, in the past.

While you're speaking of Kansas City, we are hearing grave concerns that many PHA's, and specifically Kansas City, will have a significant shortfall.

But facing the end of the shuttle in 2010 we ought to be thinking now.

If we can genetically engineer the indigenous plants so that they are resistant to viruses, other diseases, pests, and in some instances, perhaps more drought tolerant.

I have a concern. This is going to be my last question.

This is the time we should be increasing our commitment to education, not cutting it.

No. 2, why can't you fix the FMR problem?

Yes, but what do you want to do at NSF?

What are we going to have to pay Russia for taking U.S. astronauts to and from the ISS?

Let me turn to the transitional pharmacy benefit plan.

we are saving more lives on the battlefield, but often the lives saved are lives of people who have very severe injuries

I have been interested in expanding the plant biotechnology, especially in places in Africa.

I think when we talk about veterans, we are the Red, White and Blue Party.

the administration request for a $4 million earmark for Teach for America is puzzling.

I believe that we need to treat this as a crisis.

Thank you very much, Senator Shelby.

I just came with mixed emotions from a hearing where I did something that causes me qualms.

If we do not go along with the Flexible Voucher Program, that should really be fun to get rid of about two and a half of those stacks, or more.

It seems to me that the potential is to increase homelessness and increase the 'zip codes of poverty'.

Senator Bond, has really been the father of the Strengthen AmeriCorps accounting, and we fully support him 100 percent.