Kay Bailey Hutchison

That's very positive. And I'm glad to hear you say that, because the sharing, obviously, is going to create efficiency.

I'm suggesting that the President also has options, not within the NASA budget, but arranging the priorities between NASA and some other scientific priorities.

Just tell me we're going to continue.

We have now set those priorities, and we've agreed to them.

If the minibus passes and it is signed by the President, that is great news for the Nation.

That is simply unacceptable. None of us like it; we all want to fix it.

I mean, going forward, he was a little skeptical, frankly, about the direction that NASA was going.

While there is a place for carefully considered regulation, we must be careful not to regulate for the sake of regulating.

We just confirmed Secretary Bryson, and it is important that we get his Deputy in place as soon as possible.

Any rules in this space, whether regulatory or legislative, would have to be informed by this dynamic environment.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am not clear from your answers really what you are using as guidelines.

I ask for the yeas and nays on that as well. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to ordering the yeas and nays? Without objection, it is so ordered. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and…

what about our second vote on the other Congressional Review Act? The PRESIDING OFFICER. That will take consent, to order the yeas and nays.

over the past 20 years, the Internet has grown and flourished without burdensome regulations from Washington. With the strength of free market forces behind it, the Internet has been an open platform for innovation. It has spurred business…

the success of the Internet should not be tampered with. We need to pass S.J. Res. 6 that is before us today. Madam President, have the yeas and nays been called for? The PRESIDING OFFICER. They have not.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered.

in part, the letter says: The FCC enacted these Net Neutrality rules despite a complete lack of Congressional authorization and after being told by a court that they lack jurisdiction. Remember, this court, in the Comcast case, basically…

I yield up to 15 minutes to the Senator from Alaska. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Alaska.

on our side I have Senator Wicker and Senator Shelby, who have been here waiting, and I would like to give them 15 minutes from the time on our side. I know there are others here, but these Senators have been waiting for quite a while. The…

I know the Senator from Minnesota has been waiting to speak, and I certainly will yield to him. I would like to be recognized after he speaks to answer some of the concerns that were raised by the Senator from Massachusetts. The ACTING…

I yield up to 7 minutes to the Senator from South Carolina. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina. Mr. DeMINT. I thank the Chair. I thank Senator Hutchison for her efforts here in stopping another regulatory nightmare. I…

I Thank the Chair. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I yield up to 5 minutes of our time to the Senator from Oklahoma. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma.

how much time remains on our side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 4 minutes.

I thank the Chair. Mr. President, I have been looking for a time when the floor was open to refute some of the comments and concerns raised earlier on the Senate floor. I want to start by taking on a comment that was made by the Senator…