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We do have a global duty to help this humanitarian crisis and find some resolution.

We should make sure that the President's budget request... is not a reflection of how Congress looks at the importance of the region.

Despite the headline-grabbing finding of schedule and cost growth, the IRB's concluded that James Webb should continue based on its extraordinary scientific potential.

I do think there will be robust dialogue and discussion as we look at future missions, future budgets and allocations knowing that this is a pretty significant cost overrun.

Part of it is self-inflicted. As you're going to the project you realize, hey, you know what, we're doing this, let's remodel the kitchen as well.

it doesn't make any sense not to complete this mission and, you know--and do it in a way that optimizes success.

In many ways, these hearings are a continuation of hearings that the Space Subcommittee had last month on NASA costs and schedule overruns.

we can't undo the past. Let's just make sure we learn from the past and we don't repeat the same failures in the future.

the cost overruns suggest and remind us is the complexity of mentioning when you're thinking about doing something that you've never done.

Again, as we look at the history of James Webb, as we started designing this, thinking about it. Science advanced.

I tend to be a simple person. As I talked about yesterday, putting it in simple terms, I think about it as the contract I made with our daughter when she decided she wanted to go to college.

I have no additional comments, and I yield back the balance of my time.

As a doctor, I know that understanding and managing infectious diseases is one of the most important parts of our security and our national security. The intelligence community has found that a country's health is directly linked to their…

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we have not made a decision, this body, Congress, as to where space situational awareness should be housed.

The end goal here is denuclearization in a verifiable manner, and I am not ready to say I trust Kim Jong-un.

I'll give kudos to President Trump for engaging in dialogue.

We clearly have a role, a fiscal responsibility and oversight, and those at NASA don't have an easy job.

As we think about future missions, let's put it in the context of something we talk a lot about, Mars by 2033.

Resolving cost and scheduling issues are hard, and there really is no simple fix for these types of situations.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for having this timely hearing, and welcome to the witnesses. I do look forward to your testimony.

NASA is a unique agency. It's a source of national pride for us, but it also is a cutting-edge agency that serves to inspire.

I look forward to a robust discussion at today's hearing, and with that, I'll yield back.

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.