Ted Cruz

Another major concern is the question of fairness, that executive amnesty benefits and, in fact, gives preferences to those who are here illegally and it does so to the detriment of legal immigrants.

I would note your legal counsel is apparently authorizing you to spend money that is not authorized by statute.

You cannot point to any statutory language here today; is that correct?

I just want to remind each of the three of you of the terms of the injunction, because the injunction prohibits--enjoins the United States from implementing, quote, ``any and all aspects or phases of the DAPA program,'' which is…

I would certainly encourage that assessment.

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

If there is, indeed, something being done that is called preparatory work, I would like to know what it is.

Is preparatory work ongoing for DAPA?

If things escalate with Mr. Putin, that he decides to use access to space as a weapon.

It would seem that over time it would make sense to work to transition away from dependence on the Russians.

I find it completely unacceptable that we have to depend on the Russians to launch U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station.

What do you see right now as the greatest impediments to the continued development and expansion of our commercial crew and commercial cargo capacity?

We cannot abdicate our place in human spaceflight to other countries that ARE willing to step up.

But you have to have the will to keep going.

I would welcome the views of the witnesses on this panel as to what the top priorities of NASA should be.

I cannot think of a more distinguished, a more experienced, a more respected panel than the three witnesses who are with us today.

We must ensure that America remains the leader in space exploration.

Just over a half-century ago, President John F. Kennedy laid down a marker in my hometown of Houston, Texas, and made a commitment that, like the great pioneers that came before us, we too would set sail on a new sea and send man to the…

Would you then agree that the consequences of getting these negotiations wrong... would be severe, both from the perspective of the Middle East and our allies, but also from the perspective of our own national security?

I think they give abundant evidence that they are not the kind of people you want to have having nuclear weapons.

I have for some time been critical of the Obama administration's foreign policy, that it has lacked a steady mooring and a focus on the very real national security threats facing the country.

To inflict a lasting defeat upon ISIL.

I agree with you that the question is where do you draw the line.

If the President can, through discretion, simply refuse to enforce a major portion of immigration laws as it concerns millions of individuals, what other laws can the President unilaterally refuse to enforce?

I commend you for having the courage to speak out about your concerns about the constitutional dimensions of the conduct of the Executive.