Ultimately, American leadership in space is critical to keeping us safe, building a healthy economy, and serving as an engine to fuel rewarding careers.

Arizonans face tremendous challenges from urban heat, water availability, and wildfires.

We are in a space race with China.

I have said many times that--it is my old country law practice days--possession is nine-tenths of the law.

I am honored to chair the Space and Science Subcommittee where I am proud to continue the leadership that led to the bipartisan passage of the CHIPS and Science Act last Congress.

I can guarantee you that NASA is being run in a nonpartisan way.

There are few roles of government more important than planetary defense.

They made the decision to end title 42 today. They also made the decision to not prepare for the end of title 42.

We are not prepared.

I have been raising the alarm.

I don't think you can get agreement on a restroom break by next Thursday.

The Biden administration had two years to prepare for this and did not do so.

We need more holding capacity.

I have been raising the alarm, because...

It has not been adequate.

We are not prepared for that.

We do not have this information.

I think it's a Band-Aid.

This is a crisis for our border communities and for migrants.

Our state has suffered for the last 40 years because of the federal government's failure to do anything about it.

Those are good things. Those are aspirational. That's not the same as operational.

I want to do it now.

I think that there's a system in Washington, D.C. that is deeply disconnected from the real lives and experiences of border communities.

I was thinking the same thing, Senator Lankford. I thought, wow, that is going to be quite a day.

I cannot thank Ranking Member Lankford enough for joining me in leading this important legislation.