Am I to take, then, from your answer that you are--where the contract is one that will be ongoing, but with modifications, that you are beginning to make those modifications?

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 commercial sector, but has an emphasis…

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?

It is the law and it isn't an advisory framework.

Mr. President, I rise to talk in morning business about the energy issue facing the country. Anyone who has filled up the car or truck in the last month knows we have an energy crisis that is building and needs to be addressed. Last week I…

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

We appreciate Senator Hutchison's recognition of the fact that DOJ's roles and responsibilities are varied and critical to the security and safety of our homeland and the American people.

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

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