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

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.

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.

I do want to focus on the Southwest Border, because, Mr. Director, we're in a war there.

I am concerned that only $130 million of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) $8.1 billion total request is dedicated to Southwest Border activities.

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

I have grown increasingly concerned that the Federal Railroad Administration is requiring implementation in a way contrary to Congressional intent.

We are just not getting, I think, the message that, yes, we have bold visions but we cannot just keep throwing money at operations and create these big visions or implement these big visions.

I am very concerned about what I consider to be the extraordinary increase in the operations account of the FAA at the expense of many of the capital accounts and infrastructure accounts.

Well, my staff tells me that you are looking at the $50 billion up-front part of your bold vision, including a $3.1 billion increase for the airport improvement program and $250 million for NextGen applications, but that is from the…

America needs to be a leader. We are over 50 percent of all aviation traffic in the world.