up space to private companies to discuss this joining me now is dr scott pace director for space policy institute at george washington university's dr pace welcome so what are the benefits of bringing the private sector into the space race when i was thanks for inviting me on glad to be here. one of the obvious benefits of bringing the private sector in of course is increased efficiency of the private sector is played a large role in the u.s.'s basic t.v.'s for of course many many years i mean very very few government employees actually build spacecraft and build rockets or some of the global war it's really done in the private sector so the first thing you look for its efficiency and flexibility in the question is whether they can. do the job. ok in terms of commercializing space exploration or making space travel available for regular people i mean how soon are we looking for this. this change to happen. well i think a number of people been looking for it for the last two decades and i've been disappointed that it hasn't come out come out yet. we've been delivering cargo to space for a long tim

policies and operation to curb transnational crime. we have seen this in brazil, colombia, and mexico, to name a few. they have expanded the democratic space and their institutions have been strengthened. they have embraced competition and see the rewards of free enterprise. i urge the administration to take bolder steps to consolidate our relations with similar nations. in the absence of a free-trade zone, the partnership offers new opportunities to integrate the region into the economy. i hope the administration will consider a mechanism to include as many countries as possible. they could develop a fast-track process to allow countries to join the community once these negotiations are finalized. we can work on expanding opportunities in the region -- region and should address the challenges plaguing the region. a working democracy depends on a system of checks and balances where institutions can work their will within a constitutional framework. argentina, ecuador, and venezuela is sing a reemergence of elements in the legislative and executive branches of government, eager to serve their short-term political interests. according to a 2012 index, only four la

regulate this foreign policy to protect american security as an expense of a cost as possible, tools by which we insist other countries and developing grassroots space and economic institutions. now, we've been successful at doing that in the past and in doing so have reduced conflict. look at germany and japan we helped develop in that way. we are trying to do that right now and as a matter of fact ought to be trying to insist libya as it emerges as a democracy that doesn't mean that as a nation, but it does mean that we can use tools like that in order to prevent having to use more expensive, more costly kinds of tools to protect our security that might well cost americans in life or considerable treasurer. so i have to oppose the amendment and would also say that we spend a lot of time on the subcommittee we consider a lot of these taken into account instances where policies and powers have been infused to provide hedges and protections against that so that we have a good, strong principal and balanced subcommittee. i certainly appreciate the contribution the delegates trying to be constructive, but i oppose. >> mr. ford. >> i feel 110% of nation-building blows up in our

policies and operation to curb transnational crime. we have seen this in brazil colombia, and mexico, to name a few. they have expanded the democratic space and their institutions have been strengthened. they have embraced competition and see the rewards of free enterprise. i urge the administration to take bolder steps to consolidate our relations with similar nations. in the absence of a free-trade zone, the partnership offers new opportunities to integrate the region into the economy. i hope the administration will consider a mechanism to include as many countries as possible. they could develop a fast-track process to allow countries to join the community once these negotiations are finalized. we can work on expanding opportunities in the region -- region and should address the challenges plaguing the region. a working democracy depends on a system of checks and balances where institutions can work their will within a constitutional framework. argentina, ecuador, and venezuela is sing a reemergence of elements in the legislative and executive branches of government eager to serve their short-term political interests. according to a 2012 index, only four lat