Charles F. Bolden Jr.: “With this budget, the United States has positioned itself to continue our space leadership for years to come.”

The United States leads the world in aviation, but this leadership can only be maintained by a vigorous program of research.

James Webb has the potential to expand our understanding of our universe many times more than the Hubble Space Telescope has done.

This is a time of opportunity for NASA to shape a promising future for the Nation's space program.

The budget you consider today furthers the goals that we share of extending our reach into space.