tell me why we should support it and charlie bolden, the new administrator of nasa said, i'm committed to doing it and doing it right. we have got to have the commitment of congress to make it happen. he knows what's right. he's a former astronaut. and he's an engineer. and he's a great texan who is the visionary and the person who can implement that vision. we are going to support him in everywhere. i hope all of my colleagues in congress will do the same thing on the eve of the anniversary of one of the great achievements

i have known charlie bolden for the better part of a quarter of a century. in addition to all of the numerous accolades that were heaped upon him yesterday by members of the house and the senate that came to the commerce committee to say a word on his behalf, many of those talking about his distinguished career as a graduate of annapolis, marine test pilot, astronaut, back into the marines after four times flying in space on the space shuttle, flies a, twice at and twice as commander and in various positions in the active duty marines, retiring at the rank of major general. and those accolades were extensive and they were accurate. i would merely add to those attributes given to them, all of which were so laudatory, i would add at try beauty, the characteristic that americans have come to honor, and that is charlie bolden is an overcomer. charlie bolden, one of the first instances of this, is in his nature you have columbia, south carolina, in 1964. he could not get an appointment to annapolis from his congressional delegation because they were still embroil