Kay Bailey Hutchison

We're about to see the end of our Nation's ability to launch our own astronauts into space.

I regard this as a bipartisan effort to protect our borders.

The authorization bill takes the place of the original 2010 supplemental.

We must ensure that the FBI has the resources it needs to protect the lives of 311 million Americans.

the government have the ability to use both military commissions and Federal courts as tools to keep this country safe.

You better worry, Secretary. This looks like the war department to me.

My priorities will be in protecting our Southwest Border, which will have an additional $2 billion.

I am very concerned that you have cut is the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) funding.

I think that the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) hiring funding... is it the priority use of your funding? I don't think so.

We have got to have a firm stand on the border to completely stop the corruption from coming across.

NASA is refusing to allow it to move forward. The President personally revived Orion last year.

I see what they are dealing with at a local level.

I can't think of anyone with whom I would rather work on a bipartisan basis than you.

Do you support putting everything in the Department of Commerce that is trade related?

I hope that through the capabilities that you have in your Department regarding trade, that we will see more movement in the free trade agreements, particularly with Colombia and South Korea.

I see the administration placing our investment in the space station and its capabilities at risk, as well as our future exploration capabilities.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), following the NASA Authorization Act of 2010, is planning to keep the ISS operating until at least 2020.

Can that be consolidated under Commerce, and are there any ongoing plans to try to put all of the different trade-related agencies under the Commerce Department?

I see the challenge, really, as being a deeper, earlier stage of understanding.

I have seen how the predictions have saved hundreds of thousands of dollars and at least hundreds of lives because I saw in Hurricane Ike the ability to tell people exactly when the hurricane was going to hit.

Well, my information says that you would be facing a deficit of $200 million if you're left at fiscal year 2010 levels in that particular hybrid squad.

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

a final decision was made to try several alleged 9/11 conspirators, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, by military commission.

Once the shuttles are retired, we will be reduced to buying seats on Russian vehicles for the foreseeable future.

We are using the experience, expertise, and assets of the Constellation program to the greatest extent possible.