Bill Nelson: “I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.…”

NASA has proven we are serious as a defender of the planet.

It is the research and development that allows this country to move forward.

All of us have a responsibility to protect our home planet. After all, it's the only one we have.

We cannot operate our science agencies on the cheap, and we should not operate them without clear, multi-year direction.