system that is being announced today, and the next thing that senator nelson and autrey and senator boozman and congresswoman johnson, congressman hall, everyone who cares about the vision for america to lead in space is going to be the timetable. the timetable for the contracts to start being modified so that our experienced people will be kept to help modify and design the vehicle that will take us beyond earth's orbit. so the timetable will be what i'm looking for i want to see the contract modify it right away, and i am told by all of those who can make it happen that we are in fact weeks away maybe one or two weeks away from modifying the contract and assuring that we are going to have the experience to take us to the next level. so, i am very pleased to be here today, and a half really a new beginning and that is what we have been looking for since the last shuttle came down as the new beginning and i think we have it today. let me just say to my partner here ben nelson. he gave me credit and i don't know if the queen bee would be how i would like to be referred to, your highness. [la

senators alexander grosso boozman chambliss, coats coburn, cornyn copeland, hutchison, isakson, kyl, moran and then.lleahe mr. president, i urge all of our colleagues to support theegulor regulatory timeout act which is are a critical step towards easing the regulatory uncertainty andns costs that are keeping our job creators from getting americans back to work. thank you mr. president.eard >> mr. president, we all hope h heard thisis president's speech from the joint sessions of was congress last week about his proposal to bring forward a jobs bill that was released this an morning and the president indicated that he wanted to take his case to the people. and i'm glad he is doing so. i hope that as he travels abouthe the country, i think he will be hearing what many of us heard during the august recess when welked t were back at home. as they travel across the state of indiana and talk to people from all different categories of work engagement small to medium to large businesses, homeowners, other constituents one thing came through loud and clear, ando that was i needed to listen t

lew, the nasa administrators, senator rockefeller was represented, senator boozman, we had all the relevant people in the loop on this issue because we want to make sure that congress and the administration are on the same goal with a time line to achieve that goal. what worried us about the delays were the loss of cost efficiencies and the loss of the experienced personnel to design that new heavy launch vehicle. we want to have the most experienced engineers that will use the proven technology that has been time tested and add to that proven technology the added boosters, the added capabilities that we know we must have to go to mars, to an asteroid and to make sure that we do it in a safe manner. i am very encouraged by the commitments that were made and the timetables that we are seeing. i'm told by the nasa personnel that we are now going to look for one week or two to have the contract modifications in place that will tell the workers that they're going to have those jobs that we're going to have that experience that they've got a project to work on. and i think it is essential that w

boozman: thank you, mr. president. in the decade that has passed since the devastating attacks of 9/11, we have seen enormous changes in our daily lives. for many of us, these changes have become routine. we have become more alert of potential suspicious activities, accustomed to additional screening procedures at airports, and understanding of additional security precautions in places that could be seen as potential targets for terrorists. for many other americans, though, their lives were altered in ways that are anything but routine. these are the families, friends, and brothers in arms of those who are given their lives in the global war on terror, including the over 3,000 lives taken in the horrific attacks on our nation on september 11, 2011 -- 2001. this past sunday was a somber day to reflect, remember, and honor those lives that have been cut short by terror. on sunday morning i spoke at my church about the impact 9/11 had on me personally and us collectively as a nation. it is important to take the time here