I want to once again thank you for working with myself and Senator Murkowski on getting out the first tranche of the American Rescue Plan funding for homeless children and youth in an expedited manner.

I know I may not agree with everything the Administration does, but I would like to at least be able to understand why, how decisions are made, and to be ensured that my constituents have meaningful input before decisions are made that…

Let them earn it. Don't give it on the front end, earn it on the back end.

We need to get that definition on the same wavelength.

I will talk about pre-K 3 and 4, which I agree one million percent.

I have really a problem with homelessness with children.

Every NASA mission relies on a team of scientists and engineers to design, manufacture, and verify that these spacecraft can indeed reach their intended target.

In 2018 I was honored to--as you talk about Ms. Johnson--in 2018, Administrator, I was honored and had the privilege to meet Katherine Johnson and her family before her passing during a dedication ceremony for a statue of Ms. Johnson at…

We are going to reach out to you with that, and where we have WVU, and other universities there that have some--a little bit of activity there.

I think the most logical solution is to increase the IV&V's budget so that NASA's mission, their directorates are not forced between their budgets and safety.

I led my colleagues in unanimously passing a resolution honoring the life and achievements of Katherine Johnson.

I never give up. Never give up.

I am very concerned at the unintended consequence this action and its subsequent extension will have on homeowners in my state.

One thing I would ask you all to consider is ownership.

When other ideas come up that are presented to be, you know, bigger and better. That had an effect, I think, on our negotiations.

Whenever you are dispersing funds, if you all could consider, I have been trying to write this in every piece of legislation, 20 percent of the population of the United States of America is determined or defined as rural.

It is absolutely a conundrum that we cannot get out of abject poverty in Appalachia or poverty-stricken areas.

If you are ever going to unite our country back together, it is basically treating everyone equally.