I appreciate the efforts of my friend from Washington to defend the prerogative of the Republican House. What I would suggest is that each of us has a responsibility to our States.

I thank my friend from Kentucky, and that is exactly what I am hearing from men and women throughout Texas. I would note for the Senator from California and the Senator from Washington that I respect the sincerity of their beliefs, that…

Can we have a commitment from you... to target waste, fraud, and abuse, to target redundancy, to target ways to trim the fat and tighten the belt?

In my judgment, the sequestration funding levels are quite likely to continue.

California has already been able to realize a 25 percent cost and time savings as a result of the NEPA delegation.

Madam President, I wish to ask a question but will start by laying a predicate and ask the Senator's views on that predicate. I rise to support the resolution offered by Senator Lee calling upon the Senate to investigate and hold hearings…

My question to the Senator is, does he see how any Senator of good faith, given these facts, could oppose this resolution?

As you know, the FAA is currently under a moratorium on issuing regulations regarding certain aspects of commercial spaceflight.

The FAA does, in fact, provide regulations for suborbital flight today, but they are regulations to protect the public.

I think that things have not materialized as quickly as perhaps Congress contemplated at the time.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I thank each of the witnesses who testified today for your expertise and your illuminating comments.