this satellite gap that the chairman raised, as we know, because the committee looked at this early on, this was set in place well before your tenure, well before this Administration came into being.

the notion of foundational data about the planet as public goods, that make sure that public safety never becomes a fee for service proposition but is always a fundamental assurance of government.

I think it is very, very important that the premier basic science and research entity in the world, we have an appropriate understanding of your budget and we can do that through this hearing.

I like the way you think, Mr. Chairman.

I am wondering when we think about America and we think about our leadership in the world, which was at one point absolute and now is relative.

I want to focus on what I think, and I think everybody in this room knows, that I believe is the main thing which is understanding the human brain.

the Congress shares totally in this effort.

But the main way to get individual astronauts was through the Russians.

the Administration with the Congress has made a package of decisions about deep space human flight, Commercial Crew and low Earth orbit, and the investment in space technology, so that we can keep our preeminence in space, right?

So, I just want to make it clear, right? That these issues are important but everything is relative within the context of the world that we live in.

I do not think that is divorced from political guidance.