With the sequester under way, what in your mind is the order of priority as far as cuts go?

Syria and Lebanon have always been in the mix, so to speak.

A particular interest to me and my district is the proposed procurement of a piece of real estate in South Mississippi to facilitate the training of our elite Navy SEALs and (SBU) Small Boat Units.

What is the U.S. stance with the actions of Israel?

I also want to thank full Committee Chairman Lamar Smith for his leadership and trust in doing so.

We look forward to working together to implement those ideas which will or may benefit the agency in the long term.

Her voice on issues of critical importance to this Subcommittee is valued and respected by colleagues, industry and the space community, and certainly by me.

We are ready for the critical work ahead.

And for his leadership and trust in doing so, I thank full committee Chairman Lamar Smith, whose dedication to putting NASA on a path toward success is without compare.

I personally am not as focused on any particular project as much as I am on the need of having an extraordinary NASA and an extraordinary industry.

I am honored to Chair this subcommittee.

Even in these times of deadlines and cliffs, we must look to provide leadership for a long term goal for NASA and our nation.

I think that the country established a NASA because it needed someone to be the leader and to have the excellence in executing spaceflight missions.

I am honored to chair this Subcommittee, and although our name has been abbreviated, our focus and commitment to providing leadership and oversight over our Nation's aerospace, aeronautics, science and human spaceflight programs remain as…

The missions that NASA should be focused on are complex, they are expensive, and they are long term.

We must look to provide leadership for a long-term goal for NASA and our Nation.

I think just the sound of it just made people bored, but now that they actually realize that, you know, these are going to be some serious cuts to our national security, undermining our national security, and it is going to affect our…

I want to thank the good doctor from Tennessee for yielding me some time. Mr. Speaker, in 2 weeks we face one of the most devastating cuts to our military that our country has ever seen, literally, a worst-case scenario for our men and…

I just wish the American people could actually see what we are discussing today and hear your remarks, hear our questions, hear your answers.

If people don't think that they go into harm's way, I just want to share a photo from February 10, 2013.

Tomorrow morning, right here in our Nation's Capital, your country's leaders will meet to gather in prayer. Yes, I said ``in prayer.'' For 60 years now, Presidents, Members of Congress, and other leaders have gathered every year for the…

there is no doubt that foreign competitors present a substantial challenge to U.S. economic competitiveness

the job-killing regulatory regime that is pushing a lot of American jobs overseas

having an antiquated tax code that really is punishing our corporate job creators in America

Today, this body will take up legislation that will cut spending, replace the dangerous defense sequester, and protect millions from the biggest tax hike our country has ever seen. This is a good first step. The costs are simply too high…