It is an increase over the request that was made from last year.

the Administration really ought to be commended inasmuch as making a submission that would call for an increase in exploration.

But in terms of NASA, it is true for the record, that this is an increase. This request is an increase in your budget. Is that accurate?

This nonsense is nonconstructive in terms of doing the important constitutional work that your Department has.

I do. I am a big fan.

There should be no reason for anyone in our country, no matter what their political stripes, to not encourage people to comply with the Census.

The political atmosphere sometimes in our city doesn't allow common sense to rise to high places.

One is that our Chairman has really led the effort to secure a great deal of additional funding for NIST in the Stimulus and Recovery Act, that is some $500-plus million in a whole range of activity areas.

I think that the passion you hear from my colleague is shared. That as long as we have a significant number of Americans unemployed, as the President said, we have to keep working.

when provided with teachers who know their subject that have high expectations for these kids, literally, they have moved from the very bottom to the very top of the state assessment process.

the difference is is that getting teachers in that are competent, that understand their field.