America, I am not ignoring you.

I am about the people of the United States of America and the people of Houston, Texas.

Many of us in Congress have been calling on the Administration to articulate a bold mission for NASA. It seems that the President is answering that call. I wholeheartedly support his vision for going back to the moon, and from there to worlds beyond.

As Members of Congress, we should not be using public office for private gain.

Today we have two Vietnams, side by side, north and south.

I think the Justice Department needs to be the final protector of the people of the United States of America.

Maybe I should offer a good thanks to the distinguished members of the majority, the Republicans, my chairman and others, for giving us an opportunity to have a deliberative constitutional discussion that reinforces the sanctity of this nation and how well it is that we have lasted some 400 years operating under a constitution that clearly defines what is constitutional and what is not.