Chuck Fleischmann actually said...

I would like to ask this committee to include language that adheres to the compromise included in last year's authorization bill.

By ceding our leadership to other nations such as China, Russia, and India we would be walking away from the ultimate military high ground.

Should Congress fail to step in where the Administration has left a leadership void we will be making unacceptable compromises in our nation...

The driver that our investment in human space flight is to our technological advancement and thus our economic competitiveness is immeasurab...