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And environment. I think at some time, Ms. Garver needs to explain what she meant, as this is the priority of NASA now when, in reality, this should have been the priority of NASA. And once again, if you have those goals, I think it makes…

To my understanding, that has not taken place because those other commercial endeavors are not far enough along in their testing and their success pattern to be to that stage. Once again, it goes back to why we should keep Constellation…

It is not wise for us to take our 30,000 best scientists and engineers and give them pink slips. One thing you said as well, when John Kennedy gave us the challenge to go to the Moon, those people who started to study engineering, science…

NASA recently announced and unveiled a new interactive computer simulation that allows kids to pretend to be going to the space station, the Moon, Mars and beyond. They said it would excite young people. Sometimes, though, our new NASA…

Put those ideas on the floor, and let all of those ideas be fully debated in front of the American people. Give an up-down vote on every idea that's out there. Just perhaps, just perhaps, we will find that there is a needed reform to our…

Well, I think the gentleman has also brought the other chart down here, which you probably used earlier, which is how the system would be structured. Now, when the first bill was presented by our good friends on the other side, that was…

I appreciate the gentleman from Texas not only for his insights he is going to present on this particular bill, but you have a special talent that I think the gentleman from Missouri and I did not have a little bit earlier in this with a…

Yes. I would simply suggest to the leaders of our Congress and to the President, instead of saying, If you have ideas, give them to me, and I'll make a choice on whether they're good or not, put the ideas on the floor.

A key element, a crucial element that everyone within the medical community will tell you, is if we don't do cost reform dealing with tort issues, if we don't deal with the massive amount of litigation that forces doctors to do more and…

I think it is well to reemphasize that fact that not everyone will get what they want in this particular program. I was told that once again today, the President, in his remarks, said, if you like your plan, you keep your plan; if you like…

If you like your plan you can keep your plan. If you like your doctor you can keep your doctor. That if you are on an insurance company right now and you are happy with that, it will not change.

If I could maybe add to that, because I think you have hit on one of the things I think is essential if we are really going to reform the health care system, because we do have two problems. One is people being covered by insurance, but…

If I could add just one element to that concept of $250,000, because I agree with you, if $250,000 was a salaried employee, that's pretty good money. The only problem is, in all of these equations it applies to the business world as well…

I want to echo that I agree with you that we are in a precarious situation. There are those who would tell us that the most important thing we could do right now is to pass something. A lot of bad pieces of legislation and policy changes…

That means there will be an extended cost of doing business associated with this particular plan. Even though when we say anyone making over $250,000 will not be taxed, it will be taxed. Once again, if that was simply a salaried…

I've actually been trying to think of a lot of metaphors here, and I don't think any of them really work terribly well. Except I do remember one time when my oldest kid was about 3 or 4. He had been given a candy bar and was supposed to…

At times we have talked in the past about this concept of constitutionality in two ways. One, that it violates the concepts of federalism. But the second one deals with specifically the commerce clause. I think that's been brought to our…

I would be very hesitant to try and ascribe any motives as to why things happened the way they did. What we do know is, historically, when major changes of policy have taken place, even when they have been hotly debated, even sometimes…

I think you're absolutely right, and I think that's one of the reasons a lot of people have changed their opinions. A lot of people have grave concerns about this type of a program, a one-size-fits-all, Washington-based program. I've also…

So adding that as something to improve the system doesn't improve the system at all. It is nothing. What we need to do is actually implement those. And you are right. Once again, even my home State, the legislature once again is addressing…

I appreciate the gentleman from Florida and what he's saying. I think we're saying the same thing. There are some core responsibilities the government would have to do, and the government has promised that they would do these. And the…

I think you are exactly right, and that's why, with all due respect, this is like a double disappointment to me. Not only are we spending too much and taxing too much, but we are not spending it in the right place.

That program got more funding in the stimulus bill that was passed last year than it would take to carry on with this program moving forward.

Both of those are core responsibilities of the government and one that this administration has decided to cut. And it's not necessarily that they are companies that are making these-- there's actually two companies in America that do make…

The President has talked about how our most important element is to create jobs. And it is. For our people we need jobs. I recognize, though, that much of what we have in this budget that you have already mentioned does not create jobs. It…