On the recordMay 8, 2012
My dad was a policeman in the city of Philadelphia. Actually, you know, with my dad, I couldn't say they were cops because it was a derogatory term. My dad was a policeman, and I loved my father. And when we go to conference, we will attempt to really deal with this. And I think Mr. Fattah and I agree. NASA's not the place to go. I'm very sympathetic. We're given a budget that many of these guys, some guys over on our side want to take the budget down even more. The Republican Study Committee wanted to take it down even more. I mean, will some guys who voted for the Republican Study Committee come down here and be for this? So, listen, I am committed to do everything we can when we go to conference. The allocation was different.
