And I believe, Madam Chairwoman, that we are at a critical inflection point in our country, in our history, and in our future in restoring science to its proper place in informing our decisionmaking, and growing and diversifying our STEM…

I don't think the United States wants to be second in anything.

We take the environment very seriously.

I urge you to really, you know, give that program a healthy kick, because it's going to be essential to get the performance we need for a Mars mission on the schedule we hope to see it happen.

The Gateway, in essence, is a small space station in lunar orbit that will do many things.

You raise a very valid concern, and I have been trying to address that.

America never wants to give up its DNA as explorers, adventurers, because always we've had a frontier.

Yes, sir, and let me give you another example.

I think it's exciting.

STEM is--we've had some discussion here already, extensively, about the importance of STEM.

But the pressure on the Great Lakes as a result of climate change only raises the importance of research and work in preserving what is really an international treasure.

you are a big part of this, and all you have to do is look back at Apollo.

Climate science in NASA is getting a major emphasis.

The extensive sharing of data among U.S. Government agencies with NASA is just unbelievable.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 983, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act. Financial fraud is an increasingly sophisticated enterprise. The unfortunate reality is that our Nation's veterans have become one of its biggest new…

I am not being histrionic. I am just speaking for thousands of people who feel what I am telling you.

That is grotesque. It is embarrassing.

Mr. Speaker, on all of these good bills that are being debated with strong bipartisan support on the Democratic side and the Republican side when they go to a voice vote, Mr. Speaker, does there need to be even one ``no'' vote, which there…