Ben Nelson: “If these benchmarks all end up with a failing grade do we just change the plan or do we begin to say, these are…”

We have made conscious decisions to have a balanced program, and part of those decisions has been to accept a higher risk and to manage that risk.

These programs are central to our national security. They deserve full, bipartisan support.

I was very uncomfortable seeing that $400 million disappear, with the representations that we've made to be fully funded to carry out the program.

We must preserve our core fundamental space capabilities in this tight budget environment.