"As we think about future missions, let's put it in the context of something we talk a lot about, Mars by 2033."
"we have to send a strong message that militarization of the South China Sea, you know, claiming disputed territories is not acceptable"
"I think it's important for all of us to recognize the incredible work that that workforce does every day representing the United States."
"There's broad consensus and agreement both from the Administration and from Congress that as a stretch mission we're looking at human exploration and travel to Mars, as my colleague from Colorado woul..."
"And again, I'm glad that we are taking up this conversation at this point in 2018 and we're not having this conversation in 2023."
"So I think the ISS, as someone who wants to figure out how we extend the life of the ISS and make this a workable asset until we have an adequate replacement at some time in the future, is something t..."
"from the scientific community they're agnostic other than they need a platform under which to conduct these long-term experiments, whether it's long-term microgravity exposure or radiation exposure."
"Let's make sure we're open to our imagination and we're looking at the full scope of this."
"I want to just take a brief moment to talk about the amendment offered by the ranking member, Mr. Engel, dealing with major defense partners in the International Security Assistance Act."
"You know, obviously this would be a big deal. They're planning on spending about $80 billion to build 16 nuclear reactors over the next 25 years."
"I think Conor is going to find that this is one of the best committees to be on."
"The nation's efforts to deal with space weather demonstrate the ways in which our investments in basic research and NASA benefit our society."