Kendra S. Horn

You have 735 Marine Corps fighter pilots. Less than 1 percent or 5 are African American; one woman.

We know that caring for service members and their families and ensuring that they have safe liveable housing is a critical component of our readiness.

We have got to stop putting Band-Aids on gaping wounds.

The confidence that our communities have and that our service members have... has been seriously eroded.

This is a systemic problem and one that we have to fix, and you have a lot of work to do to fix it.

It is one of those things that is so outrageous to me that we are not taking care of our service members and their families in the way that they deserve.

I was angry and frustrated and hoping it was a limited problem, but sadly found out that it was not.

We know that the road to sending American astronauts to Mars will require a commitment and direction that continues across many Congresses and Administrations.

Sending Americans to land on and explore the surface of Mars is a monumental and worthy goal.

Sending Americans to land and explore the surface of Mars is a monumental and worthy goal - one I believe we should embrace.

I want Americans to be the first to set foot on the Red Planet.

Mars is the horizon goal and I want Americans to be the first to set foot on the red planet.

I am skeptical that sending wealthy space tourists to the ISS is the best-or even a good-use of that taxpayer-funded facility.

I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure that we prevent another damaging capability gap like the one we experienced at the conclusion of our Space Shuttle program.

I think the basic concern is whether NASA is going to be allowed to ask for the budget it needs.

Spaceflight is risky, and things do go wrong. Let me be clear.

Simply saying 'yes' to all of them is not an adequate way to determine priorities.

There's an elephant in the room, and it's the Moon.

Mars is the horizon goal and I want Americans to be the first to set foot on the Red Planet.

I think that international participation in sending humans onto Mars is crucial.

We will need an integrated and stable plan, adequate and sustained resources, and a commitment that transcends political party.

I absolutely support America's robust, growing, and innovative space industry.

It's no secret that America's infrastructure is faltering.

And we should be placing the well-being of our service members above everything else.