the reason I bring up these topics is we have been warned by the Congressional Budget Office and by the Comptroller General of the United States of America and by the Government Accountability Office, that America's current financial path…

The higher the launch rate, the higher the probability of success.

I thank my colleague, Mr. Perlmutter, for his leadership on space weather and his partnership on this amendment.

Space weather is an important issue because the consequences of a severe space weather event can be far-reaching and disastrous.

I want to thank this bill's sponsor, Rep. Bill Posey, for his long-standing support of the commercial space industry...

I thank Rep. Daniel Webster and Research and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Dan Lipinski for their work on this legislation.

Rocket propulsion is the foundation for everything America does in space from launching satellites...

This bill improves national security.

America is open for business in space.

This amendment brings commonsense additions to the Perlmutter-Brooks amendment.

The Perlmutter-Brooks amendment helps to establish a formal space weather observation and forecasting architecture that, hopefully, will help mitigate the harmful consequences of space weather to life and property on Earth and in space.