It's my hope that this committee will work in a bipartisan manner to help refocus those priorities where they should be.

Science needs to drive NASA's mission, rather than the political winds of Washington.

We have a lot of work to do, and we are blessed to have a Subcommittee with some talented and dedicated members on both sides of the aisle who are committed to the core mission of NASA.

Does the Administration lack confidence in SLS and Orion and their ability to get American astronauts to space beyond low-Earth orbit in the 2021 timeframe?

In my judgment, this does not represent a fair or appropriate allocation of resources.

I am confident, though, that it's not your testimony to this subcommittee that NASA has all the resources it needs.

Sadly, Congress for some time has demonstrated an inability to distinguish between millions and billions, so you're in good company here.

It's not that Earth sciences are not valuable, but in the last 6 years there has been a disproportionate increase.

I would suggest that almost any American would agree that the core function of NASA is to explore space.

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You said no full-time employees. Is that equally true for part-time employees?

What we cannot do is continue to downsize every capability area not just fighter squadrons.