I am truly humbled by the prospect of leading this agency.

I will be focused on delivering projects on time and under budget.

The only way to get that is to work together as a community--Congress, the Administration, industry, scientists, academia, non-profits, everybody.

SLS and Orion will serve as the backbone of our country's Deep Space exploration architecture.

The Defense of Marriage Act has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The law is now different and I will absolutely follow the law, should I be confirmed.

Now, some of my colleagues on this Committee seem to be putting forward the notion, essentially, that a Member of Congress cannot be expected to lead NASA.

Absolutely, yes, ma'am.

It is an honor of a lifetime to be nominated by the President and to be considered by the Senate for NASA Administrator.

I look forward to promoting the scientific community's priorities as embodied by the science decadal survey recommendations.

Now more than ever our industry needs his commitment to building bipartisan support.

I have been working to increase traditionally underrepresented minorities in STEM careers.

If I am confirmed as Administrator of NASA, the world class experts in NASA's Earth Science Division will continue contributing to important reports such as this.

NASA is a critical piece of the United States of America and when you think about all of the contributions to space that NASA has contributed to, the way we navigate, the way we communicate, the way we produce food and energy.

NASA is not a military agency. It is an agency that is necessary for the peaceful uses of outer space.

NASA contributes directly and importantly to weather research. I believe that improved weather research and forecasting will save lives.

I would conduct myself in a very nonpartisan way doing what is in the best interest of the United States of America exclusively.

I support NASA's Earth Science mission.

Because he believes human industrial activity is the source of climate change.

It would be my highest ambition to lead NASA in a way where that is not an issue.

I would say that serving in a political capacity does not disqualify somebody from serving as the NASA Administrator.

I do have a history of working with both sides of the aisle on important issues for our country.

I would recommend Congress work with the National Space Council, which can bring together FAA, FCC, NOAA, Commerce, DoD, State, NASA and others to create a comprehensive legal framework that can become the international norm of behavior.

We have to create a situational awareness domain to where we can mitigate the effects of that debris.

We must recognize that NASA currently has more mission than it has budget.

I do not think that is defensible.