Bob Bennett: “We cannot afford to wait 3 years to deal with the economic and infrastructure reconstruction of Iraq.”

I think the outcry would be very, very strong. There is a huge conflict of interest here, and such an individual should not be included.

The more dependent we become on imported oil, the more difficult many of our challenges are.

I would urge you to have conversations with whatever 'elves' within the administration you deal with, over at OMB, because I think that's where the decision was made.

I believe that this administration has made a very serious mistake in restructuring the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).