Frank Wolf

I want to thank Chairman Wolf, Mr. Fattah, and members of this subcommittee I thank for the enormous support you have shown to NSF.

I sent the report out to every governor and we didn't get a lot of response back, although I know how busy they are.

I think I am going to check with Governor McDonnell to see if they are interested in doing one in Virginia.

I think the difference is--I am going to go to Mr. Fattah--freedom in America.

I think this whole thing has become so politicized.

The greatest threat to the Nation may be its small thinking, its lack of vision.

Maybe if CASIS had done a better job last month, something would have taken place that would have been discovered next week.

While the cost overruns in the James Webb program have been deeply disappointing, I hope that some good lessons were learned from the experience to help avoid a repeat of this situation in the future.

I think we are going to have a problem here.

You cannot walk away from entry descent and landing expertise on Mars, and we are not doing that.

If I could put a dollar value on the medical returns here on Earth. I tell people I go home every day, and I feel great because I have made life better for somebody on this Earth.

The primary reason is twofold. It is to give us the flexibility to get the right skill mix.

NASA has been making use of buyouts, as other agencies have, and early retirement authorities to adjust its workforce.

We need for Orbital to be able to launch.

Virginia is very excited about using this facility and the upcoming test flight of Orbital Sciences' rocket.

I think we all have an obligation to the American taxpayer to make sure that it is utilized.

That hasn't worked out very well?

The cost of maintaining the International Space Station and transporting astronauts to it won't be worthwhile if you don't do a better job of maximizing the research potential.

Because Russia is aiding the Syrians, as you know. The Syrians are killing their own citizens.

Well, the IG said that 75 percent of the cyber-related recommendations made by his office have been successfully closed.

I will go with you, again. But it is really important.

I love the Chinese people. I probably meet with more Chinese people than any other Member of the House.

We beat the Nazis by coming together. And we are in a war. It is a different type of a war, but it is a struggle for dominance with regard to America being the dominant power in space.

If we go down to one at the end of the game, that is okay, but now our redundant backup is where we are today, and that is Russia, and I do not want to be there.

So if we are even reasonably concerned that the commercial crew program may not deliver in time to serve the International Space Station, I guess the question somebody would have to ask, and I am not saying I am opposed to it, but why…