Kay Bailey Hutchison

Germany was supposed to be the lead for NATO early on for the security in Kabul.

I do appreciate that response. I do.

The GAO also said that they were concerned about the lack of comprehensive cost data that the Army used.

I hope that we are making progress in the backlog there, and I support that priority.

The GAO said that when the decision was made to keep two and bring two home, that it would save millions.

I agree very much with the chairwoman regarding USPTO.

I have seen how the predictions have saved hundreds of thousands of dollars and at least hundreds of lives.

I have expressed, pretty publicly, that I am concerned that we have spent so much on MILCON in Germany.

We cannot do everything. We need to really focus on our strengths, and that means cutting back on things that are not as important.

Germany's contribution has been about $20 million per year of the overall $1.4 billion that we have spent in Germany between 2006 and 2010.

I have introduced a weather-modification bill for the last four sessions of the Congress.

In the President's State of the Union Address, he mentioned the fact that multiple agencies have responsibility over trade. And I think he is right.

I think we need to hear about that particular project and what is going to right that ship.

I know that she has a solid understanding of the law and is well qualified, and I recommend her without reservation to the committee.

this is a bench that needs all hands on deck. It's got a heavy, heavy caseload, and so we are looking for her confirmation as expeditiously as possible.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for having this hearing. And I am very pleased to be able to introduce our nominee, Nelva Gonzales Ramos.

Every time NASA lifts off, it takes the American economy with us, because it is about innovation and it is about jobs.

I hope that we can work together to help accomplish many more.

Well, that would be our hope.

This administration places our investment in the space station and its capabilities, as well as our future exploration capabilities at serious risk.

I see the administration placing our investment in the space station and its capabilities at risk.

The NASA authorization bill allows NASA to modify any contract from the Constellation program.

it just seems to me that it would be very difficult to leave out both Houston and Florida.

We believe that is the framework that we could achieve. It meets the President's priorities, but understands the priorities of the space coalition here in the Senate for a very balanced space program.

I just want to go back to the law that was passed in 2010 regarding the disposition of the orbiter vehicles.