07/20/2010
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"The law prioritizes the continuation of work on the Orion crew exploration vehicle and redirects the agency's efforts to develop a heavy launch vehicle to carry Orion beyond low-Earth orbit."
"I have been working with the Chairman, now, for the last couple of years to have a plan for NASA, going forward, that we believe protects NASA's mission and is a balanced program that invests in the c..."
"I am pretty critical--and the Chairman has been, as well--of the last 2 years' budget requests from the administration."
"Are there any legal impediments, in the minds of those of you who are running the operations at NASA, to your moving immediately to the modification of useful contracts?"